The popular saying “When one door closes, another door opens“ is applicable to the disqualified Erica, one of the housemates Big Brother Naija Naija Season 5.
Erica Ngozi Nlewedim whose Mother luck is smiling on her has been invited by the billionaire Terry Waya to his family house in Abuja on Monday for a party in addition to her fans putting $9,000 in her account.
Waya is the father of Kiddwaya, one of the BBNaija 2020 housemates, found to be in a romantic relationship with Erica while she was in the house.
In his Twitter handle, Terry Waya (kiddwaya father) (@waya_terry) wrote on Monday, September 7, “Erica will come to my family house in Abuja today, I want to host a party for her. She will be here waiting for Kidd after the house.
“The wedding must hold. All elites should follow me for more updates,” he added.
Moreover, minutes after her disqualification, Erica’s fans, known as Elites, started a fundraising campaign for her on a popular platform, GoFundMe, and in lesser than 3 hours after the launch of the campaign, more than $9,000 has been raised.
The organisers were targeting $100,000 to support the disqualified reality show contestant, Erica’s dream.
A description underneath the campaign page reads: “For Erica Nlewedim, the star of BBNaija season 5, Lockdown edition whose journey on the show came to an emotional end – To realize some of her hopes and aspirations.”
A fan who donated $20 said “Because I love ❤️ her. Please accept my token.” while another who donated $25 commented; “Erica deserves better!”
O U T S I D E R ❁@_phuddy: “Erica’s GoFundMe is about to hit $10k in less than 5 hours, but people with health issues, people who need help with tuition opened gofundme account and didn’t receive up to a thousand since they’ve opened it… This life no actually balance sha… misplaced priorities.”
erica stan @Uyiosa94547841: “She made a mistake, she’s gonna learn and grow, she’s obviously going to go through depression from all the hate so that’s just our little way of saying we love her, and that the money we wanted to use to vote for her goes to her instead.”
