Can we all share this video???I like your boldness in this video broo🙏🏿🙏🏿hope they won’t attack you for being truthful!Africans deserves better

As a South African 🇿🇦 I’m so so sad 😭 to see such African beauty being abandoned. Politicians are the real devils in this world. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

I've been here before. I'm a Jamaican living in Abuja. And to be honest Nigeria and it's people are beautiful but you are right my brother. Too much corruption and there is a lack of preservation and maintenance culture in Nigeria

I served in Ogoja cross rivers state... I visited this place twice this OBUDU. This is one of the best place in the world. But now am in Australia. I have never come across a place like this despite am in abroad. Please let's tell the useless government to privatise OBUDU cattle ranch instead of making it look dilapidated.

I'm an angry Nigerian and I want peter obi for presidency next year God will make Nigeria the greatest among all the countries in. Africa 🌍

Am a tour operator here in Rwanda and incase there could be way or need to make that area back again am here to help and raise awareness on how that place can be the most visited area in Africa. We need to conserve our Africa

This video touches my heart ❤️🌺🌹🕊️. Because we have a school in Jamaica that is named after this place, which means that some of the people were brought from Calabar to Jamaica. Jamaica is a very beautiful country, but it is plagued with some of very same problems. Greedy politicians who misappropriate public funds for their personal use at the expense of people are destroying our countries.

This is one of the best videos, however, Cross River State population is not in 300 hundred thousand but over 4 million.

Nigerians need to start promoting NIGERIA instead of KZfaqrs promoting life in Canada, Ghana, South Africa etc

As a non-Nigerian (Kenyan), this was heart- breaking and infuriating to watch. I had no idea this place existed. I actually had no idea there were parts of Nigeria that looked like this (so mountainous). I'd have loved to visit. The government has really dropped the ball on this one 😤 Corruption is killing Africa 💔

Me being American and visited Nigeria for the past seven years this sadly breaks my heart. Nigeria is one of the most beautiful and amazing country's I ever been to. Yes it has a bad rep. But it starts with the government alot of awesome people live in Nigeria but the government push it's citizens back up against the wall. By keeping all the money for them selves. I got friends in Lagos Port Harcourt Delta state Abuja and anambra. God bless you all. Wahala

To Depend on the government most of the time it result to a disappointing wait. To privatize the tourism sectory will be the only way to recover the industry to its glory. Much love from Kenya to Naija 🇰🇪🇳🇬

I’m from Ghana 🇬🇭 and it’s sad how our leaders in west Africa run our countries.

I’m a South *African* and look at my African brothers and sister and this beautiful Continent we share and the potential it has, it breaks my heart to watch these kinda videos. Nigeria! what a beautiful country!!🙌🏿

Nigeria is just a beautiful country! So many hidden gems. Greetings from Sierra Leone.

I'm from Cross River. The liyel administration didn't abandon Tinapa and Obudu Cattle Ranch. He maintained those structures and they were still functioning. The State structures died shortly after the current administration came in. He completely neglected this structures and rarely paid little or any attention to the tourism sector.

Wow, I’m from Ghana 🇬🇭, always fancied this place wanted to visit this place, sad to see it in this state. When will Africans ever be accountable to Africans. This is so sad 😞

Bro this place is perfect... I'd actually live there. But the government let their people and country down. Soon you'll rise Nigeria. Salute from Cape Town 🇿🇦

I am crying 😭 this is horrible . This is what we should enjoying at home .

Thanks for sharing this. I’m a Nigerian residing in London & never knew Cross River State had so much to bless Africa in Tourism. You kept mentioning the name of the governor who brought about this vision. I can’t understand why he lost the next election, and why the current governor has been voted in twice, when he chose to ignore to run & update such a fantastic money making & job creating tourism industry. Shame on him.

I’m a Nigerian and I never knew we had something as beautiful as this. Nigeria is so beautiful. Damn, never knew cross river is so beautiful like this o. Our leaders are just short sighted and greedy.

I'm Ghanaian, never been soo impressed with anything Africa Iike this and I live in England. I cannot believe they left it in this state after a visionary made huge investment. I hope we all come together and build Africa, not Ghanaians saying I don't like Nigerians and Nigerians saying I don't like Ghanaians. We all Africans with boundaries divided by the white man.

I'm here in America and my husband is Nigerian I would love to donate to this project if the government allows it to reopen this is such beautiful resort.

Leadership has been the bane of Africa.. will it ever change?

Donald Duke the best governor we had. It's so sad to see my state fall like this. I can remember all the fun memories created in all these places. Till now if you ever lived in this city during that time of it's glory it's difficult to litter the street because the consciousness of cleanliness was inbuilt in the citizens. Well done Steve👏

I live in calabar. All you said is true and even worse. The issue with privatisation is that the government will tax any private business until it dies. Ebony life left due to tax, filmhouse cinemas left due to unreasonable taxation. Crazy.

corruption is the cancer that has kept Africa from realizing her potential….we need leaders who “love” their communities. keep it up bro this needs to be said

Calabar is still beautiful, this place can be saved. I am in awe and want to still visit here, as an American, married to a Nigerian this is my next stop on my bucket list of places to see, in Nigeria.Hopefully,it will make a 360 turnaround by the time I get there in 2023!

Nigeria 🇳🇬 has sooo much potential it’s a shame that corruption has set the country backwards. It’s sad to see millions of Nigerians abroad living away from their families.

The landscape is AMAZING!!!!!! I am an African American and have never in my life seen such lush and scenic views. I hope this place gets the love it deserves.

Nigeria 🇳🇬 such a very beautiful 😍 love ti

Save this wonderful ranch for the next generation to see the marvel in Nigeria

From this video, I can now understand the colours of the Nigerian flag 🇳🇬.. it's a blessed land.

Wow Wow 👌 Nigeria is such a Beautiful Country 😍 in West Africa 🌍. Following from Pennsylvania, USA ❤️ 🇺🇸 Thanks for sharing this video 👌

So beautiful there. Here in America I just love watching anything involving Africa. Things I wasn’t shown half my life. It’s so much to see, I’ll always have something to watch. Seeing the slave trade area is hard to swallow for obvious reasonings. Without my ancestors perseverance through it, I wouldn’t be here.

This is actually one of the most beautiful place in Nigeria tho the facilities looks dilapidated I still manage to see the beauty of this place love from Cameroon 🇨🇲

I'm Kenyan and tourism contributes very significantly to our economy so this has made sad indeed

This is painful. It not just Nigeria the entire continent has the same problem. Project started and disappeared due to lack of leadership and corruption

I live in Thailand and have seen how tourism could hold a country's economy together. Watching this video of my own country brought me to tears. My heart bleeds with pain and anger. Anger because these old idiots keep fighting among themselves to lead just to steal. Why don't you steal and put the money back into the Nigerian economy.

I am a Kenyan,it's painful to watch

When that brother said, "forget about the government, let the brothers come back and take over and build here" I felt this because this is what the whole of Africa 🌍 needs, we need to stop living like kings in places like America and come back and create jobs in our land of birth. Mzansi with love to Nigeria 🇳🇬

I can’t wait to visit Africa with my husband… ESPECIALLY Nigeria‼️ My husband is Nigerian and I’m African American but I think Africa is so much better than the USA in SO MANY WAYS! The USA is very money hungry and corrupt. Don’t be fooled by what you guys see on tv… much love to my African people‼️❤️🥰🔥

I’m Haitian n Dominican but I swear that I’m Nigerian from my ancestors even when ppl see me this is so sad like they have so much potential like these people are so greedyyyyyy ah like I’m confused do you know how many people from my city (New York ) would travel there ? Instead of dumb ass Dubai or those other sex trafficking places

It’s breaking watching this. Heard so much about Calabar growing up but seeing this breaks my heart. We can do better naija. Love from Cameroon 🇨🇲

I am not even Nigerian but this is painful to watch. Such ineptitude from the government. Sad state of affairs.

I remember growing up in Lagos Nigeria and always dreamt on visiting Obudu cattle ranch cause of its beautiful scenery/ greenery . I remember the adverts showcasing its beauty coming up on TV and I will feeel instant peace and Euphoria just by seeing the scenery on TV. Then there was an edition of the Gulder ultimate search in Obudu ( for those who remember ) I remember watching it on TV and been overwhelmed by the beauty of Obudu. I always thought that it was the most beautiful place on earth , I must have been 13-14 years of age …. I am now 30 years of age living in the diaspora and seeing that what used to be my “dream destination “ is now nothing but a complete shamble of itself is so heartbreaking 💔. Nigeria what has happened to you?

This is so heartbreaking. I used to go to Calabar a lot as a child and as a young adult. Once upon a time, Calabar used to boast of being the cleanest city in Nigeria. Now, there are heaps of rubbish in the streets. See the once beautiful Obudu cattle ranch... :-(

My goodness! Calabar is even more beautiful than I've heard. Just look how dazzling it still is even in utter neglect.

I am Rwandan, tourism is booming with our small country. So sad to see this wasted beauty and potential

So Nigeria 🇳🇬 have this haven and allowing it to destroy like that, as for this beautiful edifice I don't think my country Ghana 🇬🇭 will let it die like that. Even the little at Agogo and Kwahu, see how we are cherishing it. Oh come arise Nigeria youth for your country

This broke my heart. In my entire life, I have never ever wanted or desired to visit Nigeria because to me as a West African, we live under the same circumstances so there’s really nothing different to see, but this video showed me so much that I desired to go and experience the tourism village, except as usual, it has been shut down. As I said, we all live under the same circumstances. Less than 30 minutes from where I live is a gorgeous park with a dancing fountain that rivaled that in Dubai. People travelled from other parts of the country to come and see it, and now, it’s shut down. We deserve better! Our hard earned money in the form of taxes are used to build these beautiful edifices. And they are just allowed to be run down. The place is so beautiful, Steven. The view from the drone is breathtaking. I’m sad. Just sad. Will things ever change? It’s disheartening.

@WODE MAYA send me here. So much beauty in Africa, I appreciate this video it goes to show that politics can ruining any nation. 🇯🇲❤🇳🇬respect my brother.

As a non-Nigerian, I’m trying to understand why the government is controlling tourism like this. Can’t private business owners run these beautiful places? Excellent content, Steven.

The only option left for this dream now is to hand it over to a private tourism company... This is sad!

What a beautiful place. It's a shame our government is failing us, this is not just a problem in Nigeria but the entire continent. Great video dude. Love from SA

As a child I loved visiting these places with my parents, I remember playing games at the games arcade in Tinapa, visiting the museum, reading at the beautiful library. Calabar also had the best public transport system in NIGERIA; it was called “metro blue” buses and very beautiful looking taxis. EbonyLife was once broadcasting from Calabar and the movie “Half of a Yellow Sun” featuring the award winning Chiwetel Ejiofor was shot in Tinapa and Calabar. When Calabar was at its peak it was a crime to litter the streets and you would get arrested if you did, it was clean and green and ahead of it’s time. Now, we weep for the state.

if you never visited calabar before now you wont understand how heartbreaking this is!

APC Government is the worst calamity to ever befall Nigeria. I've been planning on visiting Calabar especially the Obudu Cattle Ranch and Tinapa not knowing the current situation on ground. Thanks for this video.

What an absolute beautiful gem of an area that has been wasted and abandoned. It reminds me of those Olympic villages that get built for billions then fall to waste after the olympics are over because of lack of upkeep and future vision from current and future governments. What a sad waste for Nigeria and the people that were employed there. Love from Canada

As an African American I would love to visit places like this in the continent. The mountains and views are breathtaking. I have hope things will improve.

In all this. I appreciate the fact that we as Africans are learning why corruption is bad

Wow the place was really nice but now 😔… I didn’t know Nigeria got this place

Clearly this state has so much potentials. Tourism is a goldmine they better do something about it. These structures just need renovation and proper marketing.

I'm a South African i like yo videos the view of that place is breathtaking so beautiful that place can generate billions of naira and the people can benefit.

The Government should put it up for sale ,most of the things that thrives in Nigeria are private owned.

Dude hitted the nail at the head... i can relate better as a resident of Calabar. The Paradise is gradually leaving us.

Rode in those cable cars, swam in that water park, the canopy walkway, stayed in one of those mountain villas with my family some 10 or 11 years ago, etc- basically had so much fun at this tourist destination. Absolutely felt like we travelled outside the country at that time. I can't believe the deplorable state of the Obudu cattle ranch as shown in this video. Even Tinapa! Just sad and unbelievable! This video hits differently if you've personally been to and enjoyed any of the places featured in this video. I hope we somehow find our way to recovery in Nigeria. To think that I've been hoping to return to the Obudu ranch (now with my husband and kids)...🥺🥺🥺 Edit: What about the Drill Monkey Ranch (I think that's the name) in Cross River. Also visited it on the same trip. Very beautiful place for people who love nature and wildlife (just apes though). Could you give us an update on this place too? Thanks a lot for your efforts and fearlessness. 💯

This breaks my heart 💔😭. And Nigerians are the biggest tourist from Africa, to other countries meanwhile we have on e of the best tourist resources and terrain in Africa.

I’m not Nigerian but this is painful to watch ,honestly I didn’t know Nigeria had such beautiful places 😭instead of going to Dubai or Europe we should be going to Nigerian for holidays .

I’m from Nigeria and I didn’t even know a place like this existed in Nigeria. This are places that should be promoted on our televisions. Our leaders have killed our dreams

The place is so beautiful, I admire it so dearly. Hope things work out for the good. One love from Liberia

Shame, shame to the governor of Cross River State, the so called governor Ayade for allowing a State that was once known as a Canaan city to waste away in abject shame. Very sad and heartbreaking.

Governor Ayade of Cross River State well done for falling our paradise.

A subscriber from Kenya,,,just spotted the Kenyan flag wrist🥰🥰 that abandoned City is beautiful 😍.

Donald Duke was a visionary leader and made Calabar a tourist destination...others that came after him were visionless ...the current governor is busy contesting for the presidency of Nigeria when he cannot even fix the mirads of problems in the state... I wanted to have my honey moon in 2018 at Obudu but was discouraged by friends who narrated the sorry state of the place. I pray Donald Duke returns ... Great video..kudos

As Cameroonian, i am so sad. M'y Dream has Always been to Travel in calabar and taste that câble car.😭😭🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲

Well shot as always Ndukwu. Gov. Ayade and Imoke failed cross River state. But the next Governor will get it right, I can tell you that, because I hear the next Governor may likely be Duke in-law who's wife is very much passionate about tourism as Duke himself. -inside information! Obudu is heaven man. Every Nigerians must visit this place during their lifetime. When I visited I was blown away! That last guy you interviewed is real comedian 🤣

I hope the politicians and leaders receive this as a wake up call, to bring back the State to its glory! Awesome video.

Oh my...! I have so sweet memories of my honeymoon spent in Obudu Cattle Ranch...the cable car ride, canopy walkway, waterpark, luxury villa, the spring, dairy farm, food, ambience, the weather, the locals, etc. The place is unrecognizable. My wife & l had plans to bring our kids to visit. God punish anyone who had a hand in killing the Ranch. May they suffer decay & pain in all their affairs as they have allowed all that investment to rot...😭

Woooou calabar is tooooooooo beautiful the government should help the city🙏🙏 Woooou 🇿🇦 watching 👀 S A

Dude well done for the good work. I'm a Ghanian living in England but a stanch pro Nigeria, I hope some day our people will realise the potential of our continent

As a Nigerian I didn't even know that we had such blessings. Thanks for speaking up.

Living in Lagos but I couldn’t have imagined this.. we need to feel safe to explore more our African cities

I can only imagine how beautiful this place was,a little bit of renovation and this place would be paradise.I love the greenlands .love from Cameroon 🇨🇲

I made a movie here in 2012, even then it was already in a bad shape. Seeing these places now through your drone shots breaks my heart. Nothing has been done to revive Cross river state tourism since Donald Duke left, everything collapsed. More than 15 years ago. Its a shame. This video shows genuinely the result of bad governance in Nigeria. Welldone Steven 👌💯

This is so sad 😞 I remember hearing about Obudu Cattle Ranch and Tinapa in primary school and I spent a lot of time dreaming and wishing I could visit. It’s just awful to see what’s happened to them

I've experienced so much of Calabar the past 15 years; Obudu, Tinapa, Marina resort, the Carnival and literally everything else. It is extremely sad how bad the situation has been in Calabar. And it has drastically affected the energy in the City. Calabar is still one of my favourite cities in Nigeria and I really hope the situation gets much better. There is soo much the City has to offer.

Africa is truly paradise on earth, i mean look at that ariel view..

Wow what a great documentary! Happy to see Calabar through your lenses and critique! It's sad to see all those big projects run down like that. I hope something gets done

This was so sad to watch Steven!Calabar was the cleanest city at some point!

wow, I cant believe this. so we got a state this beautiful in Nigeria? wow!!!

Whoever has watched this video , let’s share it widely .. Am happy that Steve is using his platform to tell this story .. mark my word , from this video , Calabar is going back to her glory days ..

I'm South African, I'm struggling to understand why the tourism sector of Nigeria is state controlled? Tourism is an industry meant to be run by the people, not the state. Edit: I've seen all the comments, Tourism isn't state controlled, maybe just regulated. Nigeria will still rise though 🇳🇬

I’m watching this from Ghana and I had no idea Nigeria is diverse and has some best nature in Africa…I have to say, you’ve earn my subscription 🔴⚫️🟢

This is one of your best videos , government is running the nation down , Nigerians run to other countries for a better life as second class citizens , yet our country is a diamond in the rough, more videos like this 🔥

I love this country I’m so drawn to Nigeria 🇳🇬 sending ❤️ from 🇺🇸

It is painful to witness Nigeria deteriorate due to poor governance. Other countries increase their GDP through tourism. However, Nigerian tourist attractions are being abandoned due to corruption in the Nigerian government and a lack of maintenance culture.

There is a real maintenance and sustainability problem in Nigeria! It’s so easy to build but no one considers whole lifecycle costs at all!! It’s just Too bad.

Obudu is one of the mismanaged tourist sites in Nigeria. I just left there yesterday and I think your video is putting a lot of people on tension... Also I didn’t get to see Sonny a tour guide feature on this video, I just hope he wasn’t sacked. I got to calabar and the once cleanest state in Nigeria looks like a shithole. Tbh almost has to be done to revive cross river. Well done 👍🏾

Subhanallah, this place is beautiful, this is very devastating what's happening in my beloved country so sad we have beautiful places like this both north and south, but corruption has killed everything, Nigeria will rise again