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After 10 years of setting the world record on
kiss-a-thon, the kissing marathon of Guinness World Record (GWR), in Thailand, as the longest kissing lasted for 58 hours, 35 minutes and 58 seconds.
The government of Ekiti has banned a recent planned of 72-hour kissing marathon in the state to set a new record for GWR, allegedly billed for July 7 in the state.
In a letter signed by A.L Adelusi on behalf of the ministry’s permanent secretary, and addressed to the secretary of the Ekiti state Hoteliers Association, the government described the event as “unhealthy, immoral”, and capable of denting the image of the state.
“The attention of the state government has been drawn to a planned hosting of “Kiss-a- thon’ in Ekiti state,” the statement reads.
“According to information at the disposal of this ministry, kiss-a-thon, a three-day kissing marathon event, has been scheduled to hold on 7th of July, 2023 at one of the hospitality outlets in the state.
“This event is said to be planned towards setting a Guinness World Record.
“Kiss-a-thon as an event is not only absurd, unhealthy, immoral and capable of denigrating the image of the state, it is a programme that runs counter to the values of the people of the state and therefore capable of plunging our youths morally backwards.
“In view of the foregoing, the ministry of arts, culture and tourism hereby prohibits the hosting of such event or any other events like it in any facility that wishes to continue to operate lawfully in Ekiti state.”
The ministry also asked the association to monitor the activities of its members to avoid causing embarrassment to the state government and the people.
“Sequel to the above, you are hereby requested to convey the content of this notice to the members of Ekiti state Hoteliers’ Association to effectively monitor their outlets against being used negatively to cause embarrassment to the government and people of Ekiti state,” the ministry added.
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