The Ekiti State Government has banned the planned three-day kissing marathon to set the Guinness World Record.
A group simply identified as Sugarte scheduled July 7 for the commencement of the longest world kissing marathon in a popular amusement park, Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital.
But Ekiti Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture in a letter dated July 3, 2023 to the Ekiti State Hoteliers Association told the organisers to jettison its plan to host the kissing marathon in the state.
The letter signed by the Director in the Ministry, Adebanji Adelusi on behalf of the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Dele Ogunsemoyin, noted that the planned event tagged ‘Kiss-a-thon ‘ is capable of denigrating the image of the state.
It warned that any facility that hosts the kiss-a-thin event would be sanctioned accordingly, stating that the event runs contrary to the values of the State.
