The show was scheduled to start from 4pm - 12pm, but it never really did. I arrived there at 8pm and the "Red Carpet" was still overcrowded because members of the organisation were busy trying to picture themselves with some high profile members of the society.
I entered the hall at 8.30pm and I realised that they were already giving away some awards. The hosts of the show really tried their best but unfortunately it was a bit boring. There was no connection between them and therefore it wasn't flowing.
We were distracted by some nice performances from Vickysola & Inkra, two beautiful, young Afrobeats singers. Apart from that, some of the personalities chosen to present an award or a category seemed not to be well prepared to do so. They appeared to be called randomly on stage in order to present the categories.
Dining time, they brought on stage Mc Shakara who actually also tried to entertain us but it actually reduced our appetite. The jokes were a bit dry and so I had to get some juice to clear my throat. :-) It was way too loud to enjoy the meals that were wonderfully presented. Who wants to be shouted on whilst eating? Nobody. I have to admit that it was more unorganised than I expected. It had more a look of a christening than an Award show.
The little highlight of the show was the appearance of Ghanaian actress Yvonne Nelson and the numerous awards she and her crew have won for her productions: "Single&Married", "The Price" and the latest release "House of Gold".
I know the organisers really strived to make it better than the past shows but they should focus on having the right team on their side in order to make it happen.
Written by @MarjorieFiedler
Written by @MarjorieFiedler
Waooo we need more of this real talk!
ReplyDeleteSpot on review of the night. Although you missed the Kano State Govenor and his entourage boring us with political party speeches lol.
ReplyDeleteSometimes if event organisers who need a 'sort it' team to fix things dont make a move it causes commotion. I have never seen the need to hunt glory and seek an expensive gown, skyscraper shoes and a red carpet to assert my usefuleness to anyone or even aspired to acquire an award. These events are meant to be community affairs but after a first hand experience at BEFFTA where appreciating the organiser and respecting the ethos of the event appeared to be the last thing on guests minds I felt convinced that we all need to do more to be sensible at events or the rest of the world will never take Africa and Africans seriously.
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