Obudu Mountain Resort: Nigeria's Fading Tourism Destination

No video

Obudu Mountain Resort: Nigeria's Fading Tourism Destination

Рет қаралды 6,781

3 жыл бұрын

In this special report, TVC News' Babajide Kolade-Otitoju examines the state of Obudu Mountain resort.
#ObuduResport #Tourism #TouristsCentre
SUBSCRIBE to our KZfaq channel for more great videos: / tvcnewsnigeria
Follow us on Twitter: / tvcnewsng
Like us on Facebook: / tvcnewsng
For more great content go to tvcnews.tv
Download our mobile app for iPad, iPhone and Android at mobile.tvcnews.tv or go to the stor

Пікірлер: 33

@caprisochisocialenterprise6847 2 жыл бұрын

It's so pathetic that OBUDU MOUNTAIN RESORT is left to rot away. I was here in December 2009 for two days during my annual leave. I got some sort of soul healing here. The environment is salubrious, serene, and the perfect escape from life hustles. I recall my cable ride to the Bottom hill on my departure.

@edidyable 2 жыл бұрын

Great reporting, the government of Nigeria must learn to hand over business related issues like this to renowned business people and focus their attention in the management of the society. The government does not have the capacity to run business and self interest has always been the bane of government failures in Nigeria. Had this business been handed over to a reputable business concern, employment would have been created, tax revenues would have been generated and everyone would have been happy.

@andersonojoshimite6047 Жыл бұрын

Did you say Nigerian 🇳🇬 Government? That tourist site does not belong to the Nigerian Government. It's owned by Cross Rivers State Government.

@josephabah5707 3 жыл бұрын

This beautiful tourists site is fading away, what is wrong with us. Yet we pay huge amount to travel to other part of the world to enjoyed what we have back home because we fail to manage and maintained what we have.

@benjaminbaiden8411 Жыл бұрын

We are a wasteful people that have all it takes to be at the top but we abuse every opportunity available to us. This is something that could have created jobs for hundreds of people and alleviate the poor standard of living. Lack of continuity and maintenance culture is one major problem plaguing the Nigerian society.

@willyclif 9 ай бұрын

@@benjaminbaiden8411... Not ,but selfish devilish politicians, the so called rules we called leaders.

@TheFisayo 2 жыл бұрын

This is a well detailed and enlightening video! A great job is done. I enjoyed and learnt new information. It saddens me that the new administration has little interest in the development of the ranch.

@basseyeffiong2756 3 жыл бұрын

It's a shame on the state government. Ayade has destroyed everything he met in the state. Shame on him.

@calebezekiel9690 3 жыл бұрын

This is my advice, the State Government should form a private-public cooperation or seek for local & international asset management companies that is effective enough to run this place. The Federal Government has no plan for Nigeria's growth so please don't waste your time calling on them. Overseas, assets like this are mostly managed by private companies or public-private cooperations & the only power solution here is to build a private power station, generators & the national grid can never work, assets like this mostly have their independent power, if this asset was in Lagos, the story would be better than this bcos Lagos has now taken the tourism sector away from Cross-River.

@okorojnr 3 жыл бұрын

My brother they know what to do but won't. Private hands running it means no more corrupt dealings and money stealing.

@oceejekwam6829 2 жыл бұрын

You can't even breathe clean air in Lagos, people are crazy. I'd rather visit Cross River any day. I guess people prefer concrete, pollution and traffic jams to fresh air and beautiful landscapes. Just shows where their "heads are at". Pity!!! We can never seem to get anything right even in the 21st century. Nigeria really has monumental issues regarding steady power and provision of drinking water. We really have a problem that to date we can't seem to handle. It is extremely shameful to hear any enterprise is suffering from the lack of these BASIC amenities. Maintenance of anything is ALWAYS an issue in Nigeria. What Cross River needs is to work on is security for foreigners (and quality products) and work on advertising to the middle to upper end of the business market in the Western world.

@kennybalogun1332 3 жыл бұрын

It's a shame, it was running before with or without Power sector, the problem is that when the government changes there is no continuation of the State have, they just create new things to eat the money, some should buy it and keep it for running for the peoples and the State.

@krisshextmp 3 жыл бұрын

The Nigerian government are just dream killer…. This should have been a money making machine with all the beautiful features it has. God bless Donald Duke for all his efforts in building this paradise on earth.

@samtislorh8529 Жыл бұрын

I weep for my state,

@benjaminbaiden8411 2 жыл бұрын

Nigeria simply does not have policy of continuity where an incoming administration will be compelled to continue projects inherited from the predecessor. This is a federal asset and I think the federal government should channel more investment into the resort.. Those of us in the diaspora would love to come home to something that will show us the the tourism industry can compete with the rest of the world 🌎

@andersonojoshimite6047 Жыл бұрын

On the contrary, it's not a Federal asset. It's owned by the Cross Rivers State Government. The Duke administration invested hundreds of millions of dollars on developing the Obudu Resort, Calabar Carnival, Tinapa, monorail, Tinapa Film Studio, etc. Sadly, successive administrations abandoned the blueprint and allowed them to rot away. The State has potentials to earn billions from tourism.

@benjaminbaiden8411 Жыл бұрын

@@andersonojoshimite6047As much as agree with you,. We should also understand that continuity doesn't mean the property has to be a federal asset. It means the maintenance of the property should be a continuous process regardless of the sitting administration and precinct or geographical location of the property. The lack of continuity and maintenance culture is the reason why Nigeria is behind in infrastructural development.

@theCreativeSav 2 жыл бұрын

Everyday Nigeria finds new ways to disappoint me.

@nevharrison 2 жыл бұрын

Travelling by road from Calabar to Obudu takes from 5 to 7 hours due to bad roads. It's quite a torture

@antnam4406 Жыл бұрын

They are building an airport.

@sandyjohnson1458 2 жыл бұрын

If it wasn't so difficult to come visit Nigeria with all the extras you have to do just to get on the plane they might have more tourists visits

@andersonojoshimite6047 Жыл бұрын

That's not true. There are enough home tourists to fill the place. The State Government ran it aground.

@abdulrahmansm9007 3 жыл бұрын

I saw Goodluck, obasanjo and yar adua visited the place countless but wetin they happened with bubu master of patronise Nigeria made. Una no go better for pple who brought buhari😓😓

@tsjaanaa9242 2 жыл бұрын

I keep saying Donald Duke is the best thing that ever happened to cross-river state, I really wish he can become a president, this man will turn Nigeria around and in a year we will see visible changes. but too bad Nigeria don't like good things. All this Useless ppl in power don't understand that this country that they don't give a fuck about is also theirs. If they like they should turn the country into ladipo market that is their problem.

@mienakeegberipou6791 2 жыл бұрын

Liyel Imoke started the neglect, and Ayade finished it.

@georgekunto7619 Жыл бұрын

I think they should give it to private investor and see if the place will not change.

@antnam4406 Жыл бұрын

This is governors madness, they like to abandon projects left by their predecessors and start their own white elephant projects. Most annoying thing is these bunch were from the same party.

@basseyeffiong2756 3 жыл бұрын

Good job by Jide and Co. Let the governor take over from there.

@festusigiewe2914 3 жыл бұрын

Even if it has everythig functioning properly, Nigerians are too poor and scared now to patronize it. Besides, the Northerners have chased foreigners away