<<<<<<<Here is the link to the blog post http://calabarboy.com/2010/05/03/welcome-to-lagos-telling-our-untold-stories/ by Reginald Bassey.>>>>>>>>>>
I’ve had the best n worst of argument with pals about this documentary and read a host of blogs about it as well, then a few criticism like that of Wole Soyinka (http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/apr/28/soyinka-bbc-lagos-documentaries-criticism) and I guess the majority (part of which I belong to 
,) of the viewers appreciated the stories behind the visuals and felt the BBC crew did justice to it.
For the haters though i’ve some words and recommendation to give…
1. It was a documentary and not a PR stunt for Lagos so why were u expecting to see VI/Ikoyi/etc
2. Our dirty linen(slums) was washed in public(International stage)… i’d say YES!!! the fact is that we’ve got one and it must still b washed publicly!!! since Nollywood can’t wash it neither can NTA/AIT/etc which i will tag “private” in this case
3. Would you be happier or feel worse off if after a nice day at the slum Eric goes home to Scam a foreigner? or u see Esther wearing a sexy top begging to cover her nakedness looking for customers on the beach? or Papa Patience beating up his wife and refusing to celebrate her Birthday? My guy there could be worse stories!!!
Recommendation:
If u r so mad about the way u or ur beloved city was portrayed, i can lend u my Camcorder then i will give u a print out of the map of the london tube. Going from liverpool street at night to Paddington u will def. see enough hobo (a word i just learnt from Soyinka’s criticism) begging for pennies.
OR
Tell Ben TV to collaborate with Madam Rebrand Nigeria maybe NTA and co. can just come do some few days in UK to film those unfortunate ones that the policies of the UK govt. doesn’t touch.
OR
Clean ur house (Nigeria) so that another man won’t come and tell it stinks as Reggie puts it.
TO the BBC crew:
Nice documentary or Docudrama as Reggie puts it but i’m afraid to tell u to take a good look at Chimamanda Adichie’s “Danger of a single story” (http://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story.html) simply because u just told my stories as one of resilience in hard times with integrity, i don’t want u to show me that of resilience in hard times with “fraudulent means” like the Yahoo boyz.
But then again i would ve to tell u to take that look because that title “Welcome to Lagos” is WRONG! u should ve added “slums” to the title or “part of” lol… but on the overall I’d say well done.
NB: i for write my own article sef. but i get Exam wey i gas to tackle for here lol… Holy Reggie Nice piece. ciao…
