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Kai!  God forbid bad thing.  You will not find me inside that cable car!

Coming down from Obudu Ranch after my 1 week vacation, the "new" bus that conveyed us to the air-field suddenly had a flat tire on our way down the hill.  Guess what happened next?  There was no spare tire and a jack in the bus to change out the flat one.  Just assume that kind of error in a cable car, mid-air .  While I applaud the effort, I will not go on that car.  By the way, does that car run on NEPA's power?

TayoD, your analogy is like someone saying I got to Murtala Muhamed airport and the escalotors, lifts, airconditioning were not working therefore I am not going to board any plane there because it may crash.

There are different operators at the Obudu ranch; the cable car was built and is operated by a foreign firm, the hotel is operated by a South African international standard hotel chain and I am sure the shuttle bus that coveyed you to the airfield had a completely different operator from the cable car and hotel. Therefore don't link the two because they are unrelated.

The ranch/cable car does not depend on NEPA or Power Holdings Company; it has it own brand new generators.

Interesting concept, Ill have to visit this site

@Revolution,

Try not to take things too seriously.

And did I tell you that the generators refused to work one of the nights I was there?  We had to stay out and start a bonfire to while away the time.

And are you aware that the Ranch is run on Generators 24/7?  Though this may have changed but there is always a rationing of power because of limited gas to run the Gens.  Now I'm not trying to paint the place black, because it is indeed a lovely place that'll encourage people to visit, but the reality is that in Naija, anything can happen.

About the flying of Airplane, believe me, I do not intend to step into any Airplane in Naija ever again.  I lost a family member in one of the recent plane crashes and I remember my experiences in some of the planes.

Because there are different operators does not mean that it is not run by a Nigerian mangagement and staff.  Expatriates are not there 24/7 to run their business, it is run solely and mangaged by Nigerians.  Don't let your zeal overide your sense of judgemnet my friend.

nice doc. this should make it into the engineering section of discovery channel

TayoD, I am aware that the gens don't run 24/7, that would be far to expensive to maintain and would push up the price of staying at the ranch. The lack of stable electricity in Nigeria is disgraceful and further underlines how poorly our leaders have done since independence and that is why we need a revolutionary like Duke for President in 2007.

Regarding your comment - "I do not intend to step into any Airplane in Naija ever again"; what were you taking a taxi to the airfield for if you don't fly in Nigeria? Were you going to the airfield to get a bus back home?

Also, have you never lost a relative in a road accident? If so, then how come you still use the roads. The truth is as bad as Nigeria's air industry seems it is still much safer than Nigeria's roads. The probability of dying in a plane crash in Nigeria, or anywhere in the world for that matter, is much slimmer but because of the press coverage that accompanies a plane crash it seems worse. If all road accidents received the same attention then maybe you will only be treking or using bicycle to your destinations.