FORMER "RUFF RYDERS" MEMBER TASHA, TOUR NIGERIA WITH OTHER VISITORS WITH DNA CONNECTIONS by ANAGO-OSHO Anago-Osho's history tour of Nigeria with Tasha, Kay and Mama Haiti (Million) was a transformative experience, bridging cultural divides and reconnecting African diasporic roots. It was a great journey and Tasha said, "Anago, oh! they lied to us. I should have visited Nigeria earlier". The tour visits took us to many unplanned places of interests, but the highlights of the tour includes the tour to the Art and Craft Market, Kalakuta Museum where we met Kunle Kuti (Fela Kuti's son) and Shola (an architect). The Badagry Tour was an exploration of historic Landmarks, especially the "Point of No Return". The Slave route is important to Anago-Osho and he has a unique spiritual service to it. The history trip to Nigeria has DNA connections to it: Tasha have discovered her Hausa/Fulani/Tikar roots via DNA tests. Million celebrated her Haitian Yoruba
My heart breaks every time I guide tourists in Makoko. I have witnessed on many occasions how human beings live in a terrible environment. Is Makoko suitable as a tourist destination? Does Makoko have the characteristics of a tourist destination? The community's living conditions are inhumane and shameful to the country. What are the characteristics of a tourist destination? These characteristics will attract tourists to carry out their activities. Makoko lacks essential tourism infrastructure: comfort, accessibility, tourism resources, and facilities. Have you ever heard of "slum tourism"? It is also known as "ghetto tourism," "poverty tourism," "trauma tourism," etc. According to Human Rights in Tourism, "slum tourism involves touring marginalized and impoverished areas that tourists would normally never visit." Slum tourism refers to the practice of visiting impoverished areas, often in urban environments, to witness firsthand