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Built under the government of Donald Duke of Cross Rivers state. Obudu cattle ranch is currently abandoned as facility rots.


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Chai this is so sad

Donald Duke's successors were not helpful to that project

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Is it not Nigeria again? There's a total lack of maintenance culture. Our level of education as a group of people is very low. That's the foundation of our problem. Until something is done about our abysmal attention to education Nigeria will not progress. Wasting money building edifices will not help. You can't build something on nothing

This is how Ayade killed the dream of Donald duke.
This is the same scenario playing out in Edo State where the governor is busy destroying everything that were done by Obaseki instead of him to build on them.
Nigeria politicians are evil

Obaaderemi2:
Is it not Nigeria again? There's a total lack of maintenance culture. Our level of education as a group of people is very low. That's the foundation of our problem. Until something is done about our abysmal attention to education Nigeria will not progress. Wasting money building edifices will not help. You can't build something on nothing

When I see comments like this I laugh

It's not maintained not because we lack maintenance culture but because it's a revenue draining project

Most of you don't understand how economy works at all economics should be compulsory

The situation was already getting bad in 2013 when I visited, only one cable was was working back then, the canopy walk hill was shaky too, but seeing the current situation, oh mennn, Nigeria which way.

Chinjo2:
This is how Ayade killed the dream of Donald duke.
This is the same scenario playing out in Edo State where the governor is busy destroying everything that were done by Obaseki instead of him to build on them.
Nigeria politicians are evil

Why are you mentioning Ayade ?? It was Liyel Imoke that destroyed that vision .
Typical of Nigerian governors . Same thing Ambode did with the Lagos rail and Wike with the PH monorail . Those guys are cut out of the same clothes.

I don't really blame the government for lack of maintenance...

Low patronage means no revenue is generated there to maintain the place.

People prefer to travel abroad for vacations at the detriment of places like this!

mrvitalis:
When I see comments like this I laugh

It's not maintained not because we lack maintenance culture but because it's a revenue draining project

Most of you don't understand how economy works at all economics should be compulsory

How?
Something that was generating revenue in foreign currencies for the state
You know how many people visited that place from the diaspora?
That place was supposed to be a retreat for AU member states at a time under Donald duke
If you're one of those appointees under ayade this is the time to shut up or apologize for the damage you and your boss did to cross river
To think the ranch was even located in his village but greed didn't allow him to develop the place
Even tinapa that he claimed he wanted to turn to a university is about to receive a face lift

Shame to the present and past governors of Cross River State save Duke

I blame out hospitality industry too... They didn't make the most of it...

They couldn't arrange a coupon of locations.... And list them as a good place to go... Like good marketing... The govt can't do it all...

Nigeria is not a collective project of the inhabitants, so do not expect any loyalty of such to the infrastructure.

I've been there once. Beautiful place. It's a shame that the Nigerian Public administration factor would inevitably run it down.

I guess they should start thinking of divesting all the shares to a private entity to keep it running.

A law should be made against embarking such projects by governors. What we need is cheaper and steady power (subsidized if possible), steel and iron mining plus production, textile industries revamp, massive agricultural investment. These critical areas employ the masses on a large scale


We need to prioritize industrial development over white elephant projects that will require government intervention to work. Let the private sector focus on the tourism sector. They can charge cost reflective fees and be able to maintain their facilities. You don't build something and expect subsequent governors to subsidize them

bigpicture001:
I blame out hospitality industry too... They didn't make the most of it...

They couldn't arrange a coupon of locations.... And list them as a good place to go... Like good marketing... The govt can't do it all...

Nigerians are seriously poor and cannot afford such luxury. For people struggling with basic necessities, you don't expect them to visit such places at cost reflective fees. It's not possible and subsequent governor might not be able to afford to keep subsidizing such

exposition:
How?
Something that was generating revenue in foreign currencies for the state
You know how many people visited that place from the diaspora?
That place was supposed to be a retreat for AU member states at a time under Donald duke
If you're one of those appointees under ayade this is the time to shut up or apologize for the damage you and your boss did to cross river
To think the ranch was even located in his village but greed didn't allow him to develop the place
Even tinapa that he claimed he wanted to turn to a university is about to receive a face lift

. How many times will such retreat be held there? this is like Wike claiming that the conference center he spent billions is a revenue venture for the government

You people lack idea of what is really important in Nigeria. It's for the same reason governors gather people, spend millions on flyover that goes to no where. We need to prioritize spending on critical aspect of the economy

mrvitalis:
When I see comments like this I laugh

It's not maintained not because we lack maintenance culture but because it's a revenue draining project

Most of you don't understand how economy works at all economics should be compulsory

Please explain how a revenue generating point for nature based tourism is a “draining project”

michlins:
. How many times will such retreat be held there? this is like Wike claiming that the conference center he spent billions is a revenue venture for the government

You people lack idea of what is really important in Nigeria. It's for the same reason governors gather people, spend millions on flyover that goes to no where. We need to prioritize spending on critical aspect of the economy

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Abi.
They should just share the money among their cronies and create unnecessary SA's and SSA's and pay them salaries they don't earn

Just building a flashy project that lacks a sound business case is bound to fail.

The place is remote with the nearest airport being a few hours away.

Yet, it was planned with the expectation that it would attract visitors from all over Nigeria, and West Africa.

Please why would someone leave Lagos for example, spend 2 hours to get to a Lagos airport, fly may be an hour to Calabar, then get into a car for another 2 hrs or more of road travel on an average road, to get to Obudu

For leisure and shopping? That you can't get in Lagos, or any other big city abi?

With the way Nigerian airlines cancel flights incessantly, Lagos to Obudu could easily be a 2 day journey.

The state's successor Governors are right not to pour more money down the drain.

Nigeria is a broke country.

What I have noticed is that a significant number of pet projects established by governors usually get abandoned when once they leave office. Their successors are only interested in establishing new projects that will benefit them.

At times is best to be silent than expose your self to ridicule.

How is that a revenue draining project?

A place that had international patronage that coincided with the calabar festival and even the Tinapa EPZ?

Do you know that the Obudu marathon was internationally acclaimed and had a lot of foreign input? Let me not talk much abeg. Say what you know.

Liyel Imoke just crippled all these monumental projects, because of his beef against Donald Duke.

Nuff Said

mrvitalis:
When I see comments like this I laugh

It's not maintained not because we lack maintenance culture but because it's a revenue draining project

Most of you don't understand how economy works at all economics should be compulsory

mrvitalis:
When I see comments like this I laugh

It's not maintained not because we lack maintenance culture but because it's a revenue draining project

Most of you don't understand how economy works at all economics should be compulsory

Can you elucidate please?....thank you

Deplorable!
Utterly deplorable!

They will still blame Tinubu for this

Exactly what we are good at doing.
Done fantastically well

Jaylord12:
Can you elucidate please?....thank you

I'm business there is something call potential customers
There is something called break even

Nigeria don't have enough people who can afford to go to obubu for it to break even

So extra money must come from government to maintain it.. And that's not sustainable

esnbrutality:
At times is best to be silent than expose your self to ridicule.

How is that a revenue draining project?

A place that had international patronage that coincided with the calabar festival and even the Tinapa EPZ?

Do you know that the Obudu marathon was internationally acclaimed and had a lot of foreign input? Let me not talk much abeg. Say what you know.

Liyel Imoke just crippled all these monumental projects, because of his beef against Donald Duke.

Nuff Said

Lmao obubu is over 6 hours away from calabar
Just like tinapa are foolish projects

Nigeria has less than 3 million people that spend 10 dollars per day
Cross river less than 5% of that

And you think it can sustain things like this

How many international visitors visit there yearly? Upto 1000 ?

If the place was sustainable banks would have taken it over