The regional screening took place at Abuja, Enugu, and Lagos.
According to an ace actor and the host of the show, Gideon Okeke, out of the 20 contestants only 16 made it to the jungle, while the others will serve as wildcards on the show.
Okeke also revealed that although four contestants have been placed as wildcards, one of them would be returned based on the viewers’ votes.
The 16 contestants who will venture into the jungle are Adewale Adedamola Thompson, Chidinma Okeibe, Damilola Odedina, Emmanuel Nnebe, Estima Edem, Gerald Odeka, Tosin Eniola, and Umorean Iniabasi.
Other contestants are Jennifer Okorie, Mfom Mikel Essien, Tubuchukwu, and Olayinka Omeya, Omokhafe Racheal, Solomon Yankari, Opeyemi Ishmael, and Orevapghene Godswill.
The four contestants that are placed on wildcards are Samson Abah, Odudu Otu, Shalom Omoikhudu, and Osasere Ogbanile.
Popular actor and an alumnus of the show, Kunle Remi, will be the Taskmaster for this year’s edition of the competition.
The voting lines were opened at 12:00 am on Monday, September 27, 2021 and would last for 24 hours.