Former Big Brother Naija housemate Antoinette Lecky, popularly known as Anto Leckey, has been appointed senior special assistant on tourism and creative economy by Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo.
Her appointment was confirmed in a letter dated June 23, and signed by the secretary to the State Government, Umar Ikhilor.
The letter read: “I write to inform you that the Governor of Edo State, His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved your appointment as Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Tourism and Creative Economy with effect from June 23, 2025.
“The remuneration attached to the appointment is as provided for in the relevant regulations currently in force in the Edo State Public Service. Please accept my hearty Congratulations.”
Before her appointment, Anto held various roles in the creative and media industry. She was the arts and special projects lead at ElectHER, a non-profit organisation promoting women’s political participation and programme manager at Kunle Afolayan Productions Film and Television Academy.
She also served as head of operations at Nigeria’s first private basketball league and hosted the travel and food show Sights of Flavours on DStv. Until recently, she worked as special assistant on digital and new media to the minister of steel development, Shuaibu Audu.
Her appointment is part of Edo State’s renewed focus on promoting tourism and creative development, including efforts to recover stolen Benin artefacts and establish world-class cultural institutions.
Anto first gained public attention in 2018 when she featured as a contestant in Big Brother Naija Season 3 tagged Double Wahala. She spent 77 days in the house and was evicted just before the grand finale.
She was later voted back into the house by viewers alongside fellow housemate Khloe, making her the first female housemate to return in the show’s history.
