Inside the Multi-Billion Dollar Abandoned Tourism city of Nigeria
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 พ.ค. 2022
- In today's video, I visited cross river state, a state once considered the tourism capital of Nigeria, known for having the biggest street party in Africa, the highest-paid mountain race, the popular Obudu cattle Ranch, and the Tinapa Business and leisure resort. Fast forward to 2022, the town is now an abandoned city mainly due to corruption and lack of vision. In today's video, we toured the city and asked questions about why the tourism capital of Nigeria is fading.
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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
Go there Wode
Please share it on your platform.
it was painful to share but sometimes the truth has to be shared.. thanks Maya
@@StevenNdukwu I reckon you should tag the governor of the state/minister of tourism
The problem of Nigeria is subjugation not corruption. Everything is controlled from the center. The North (Hausa/Fulani) controls the center. They will never allow the South benefit from its own resources. Southern Nigeria is an open air concentration camp. Sadly many cannot see it.
As a South African 🇿🇦 I’m so so sad 😭 to see such African beauty being abandoned. Politicians are the real devils in this world. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
My thoughts exactly sir
Yeah right coming from a South African.
@@elongaabigail8636 why not? Can't we cry seeing the abandonment of such beauty?
It is very sad that this happens, the political class are scavengers and opportunists who seek to benefit regardless of the well-being of the population, the same thing happens here in Colombia
Facts
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.
Well said.. cross river state is beautiful. Nature is beautiful. God be praised. AMEN
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
Yeah, that's correct. The truth of the matter is that everybody is now involved in the corruption, even down to the man selling garri in the open market. Just recently I tried to search for NIN and the clerical officer insisted that I must give him 10,000 bribe before he would do his job. The whole country has become one cesspit of corruption and brigandage. Everyone is involved but all pointing the accusing finger on the other.
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
Go and do it at you place nonsense.
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
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Thanks for your honest feedback
Yes ooh , God will really bless us dear 🙏🏼🙏🏼, thanks for ur sincerity I wish our government will do something about it 🥺
Yeah, all they do is get into office and use the money for themselves. Nigeria is blessed with a lot of resources, all it needs is restructuring. May God help our country 😢
nice you have been to nigeria and see the beauty but yes government bad but its up to the people to start and do the right thing cant blame government for bad up keep of buildings people keep themselves clean but not the surroundings why ?,people need to do things honestly and not do what is lies and dishonest transaction I hope that good people stay in nigeria and make the country better and vote if they think government bad
This is one of the best videos, however, Cross River State population is not in 300 hundred thousand but over 4 million.
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 💔
Come visit someday Angel. Still loads of beauty within the ashes.
It's a pity
Wow, had no idea been to Nigeria twice. Next time though…open or not.
Kenyans are the real ones.
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Nigerians need to start promoting NIGERIA instead of TH-camrs promoting life in Canada, Ghana, South Africa etc
That’s our problem we are only good in promoting other countries especially the west
U SAID IT ALL , STAY BLESS
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.
So sorry! If you trace well, those your politicians are slaves from the same Calabar 🤔
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 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.
One Continent ❤️ MAMA Africa one people 🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️
We would growand beyond our borders
Its a matter of time, Africans will soon realise we are one people with no boundaries. Our politicians and few selfish white folks have separated us but we will come over it soonest.
I’m from Ghana 🇬🇭 and it’s sad how our leaders in west Africa run our countries.
Which is terrible
That is why our leaders especially this government and governor o Buhari I the most corrupt and useless president this country has ever had.
Thank you. This is why young people run abroad. Cases like this one abound all over the country.
Leader😭😭😭
Our leaders are really wicked and evil 👿 Sad enough, you will never see their children in the country.
Nigeria is just a beautiful country! So many hidden gems. Greetings from Sierra Leone.
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.
His tenor was over
He ran office for 8yrs
And the place was active for the 8yrs, he can't run again
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.
Exactly because of poor wages, value of naira and unemployment or underemployment.
To restore Nigeria integrity and economy vibe, the value of naira, living wages and employment for all needs to be address.
The more living wages employment a country have, the better the economy viability and security.
@@commentthin very dishonest NATION.
@@tuforu4 Rouge govern the people. Nigeria will need 3,500 honest and credible people for 8yrs to fix the mess we're in, not just a Mr. DoGood president
@@commentthin only 3,500 ha ha
@@commentthin you mean ROGUE
From this video, I can now understand the colours of the Nigerian flag 🇳🇬.. it's a blessed land.
😭🙏🏼
Your analysis is simple, but, to he candid you are the only person who it right in all the comments here.
Truly the land is green, that's where the flag got its colours from.
The Mambilla Plateau is another waste Tourist potential, the highest mountain in Nigeria is found there, the Mambilla is even higher than Obudu Ranch Resorts.
On top of the high Mambilla Plateau is very flat and it is a local government.
Sad for Nigeria, the government has failed us.
@@josephabah5707 jos, yankanri game reserve too
@@ochiegodfrey6428 That's true
The Nigerian land is green and fertile, so you are right
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.
Let’s see
Pls make it work 🙏😭😭 that my state
I could help too ❤️
Please of there's anything you can do, please do, ever since I watched this video I've not been myself, so sad.
Don’t bother the politicians will steal it
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.
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’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.
omo! Seeing this is making me prefer going to Calabar than Lagos
I am crying 😭 this is horrible . This is what we should enjoying at home .
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
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!!🙌🏿
One of the best comment I've seen about a South African about Nigeria... Bless You
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there are many of those with us than those against us, yet the minority seems to wield its power over the masses. money seems to speak louder in these cases: power. western laws and rules that don't fit the African man.
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Honestly I really love both Nigeria and southafrica from the bottom of my heart but Nigeria insecurity and south Africa's xenophobia break my heart and some times is very shameful, because these issues scare away tourists your Africa brother here
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 government doesn't want to pass up the chance to profit.
They would not let them run the place
Agree. Government should be an enabler
Maybe their policies don't accommodate private investors, which would unfortunate coz this place has a lot of potential as a tourist attraction.
@NFT Daily News I suspect that’s a billion dollar suggestion but how can this be done if govt policy does not give breathing room?
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!
Wow Wow 👌 Nigeria is such a Beautiful Country 😍 in West Africa 🌍.
Following from Pennsylvania, USA ❤️ 🇺🇸
Thanks for sharing this video 👌
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.
True bro I'm from Delta but I reside in Calabar the most anticipated city to visit and stay while growing up due to the breath taking site seeing and nearness of the state, but now all that is in the past, there is no continuity from DUKE my heart bleeds each time I see how dirty the state is currently and how things are not working
so sad cincinnati ohio . me tryin too convince folks ur lands r like our lands
Can an organisation not be set up and run as a non-profit (Heritage preservation and development) to carry out these works?
People worldwide have the mistaken notion that you help working people by taxing rich people incessantly. Without going to an economics class. It takes capital to invest and investments create jobs. Investors believe that's their contribution not taxes. Start dipping too much, they pull their investment and everyone loses.
@@comffycomfort2608 Heritage preservation is costly and relies on donations. People with a eat now mindset will not see the need to preserve anything.
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 🇳🇬
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true talk bro, everybody is always complaining about the govt can't dey do something themselves too
They have tried but taxes from government has chased them away.
@@kosiudezue1730 there is only so much you as individuals can do. You need some.basic infrastructure, which is beyond the average citizen., to ensure whatever project you indulge in to develop and prosper.
@@tenny1ful Please tell us more about the taxes,the people that worked there,chased who away the workers or the customers or both.You know more.The workers are owed and should be able to run the place as a cooperative working for themselves independent from the govt.Was the Ranch profitable before?
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.
The "slave route/port" at calabar was one of the busiest in Africa then. Most "slaves" from the Eastern hinterland of Nigeria, especially the igbos were transported from the calabar and adjoining ports. Most of these "slaves" ended up in the US and the Caribbean. Hope you visit someday cos here is also your land. But that has to be when things get back to normal .. Cheers
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?
@laskin kin you just said what i was feeling, I dreamt of this and to think that i was still thinking of going to see calabar this year during the holidays, it kills my soul to see this , 😩😩
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 😞
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👏
Everyone is chasing Lagos so sad so very sad
Very true ooo I'm still surprised and now all I have is memories of Calabar and especially the Obudu cattle ranch
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
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.
I love Nigerians 😂. That guy at the end. So frank and yet funny. 😄 The highlight of the video for me 😅. I love that you put it right at the perfect point. After our hearts were broken, something light to make us smile. Your videos are always on point, Steven. @Steven Ndukwu
That guy at end was my favorite. He deserves a show of his own. I am east African but been round nigerian and got his pidgin. He says...who advised you to kom! Aah dat online oh de lie. Tourism!! dey de scrap tourism like de scrap carnival.
Oh let me no blaspheme🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@lilyo.9802 yes he was so funny that i was translating his talk to my dutch husband who travelled often to Nigeria
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.
I agree!!! This is such a beautiful place! If the government had any sense, they'd keep it nice and market it to the diaspora with cultural activities!
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@@BearingMySeoul FACTS!!! It's a place that many of us would flock to.
Years back afriend invited me on a weekend trip to that famous obudu holiday resort: Alas,when we got there ,the staff were on strike and our planned holiday break was ruined!
The trip via the amazing winding road to the top was great with breath taking view.
Actually beautiful places like this should be privatised .
I was told about this place and had as a goal to visit one day from Cameroon, so sad.
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 🇨🇲
How is the new bridge between both countries. Have you been able to use this bridge?
Lol
@@BoskiM the bridge is good, better than the old one
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Same its so beautiful I'm almost teared up
Leadership has been the bane of Africa.. will it ever change?
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... :-(
I am a Kenyan,it's painful to watch
I am Rwandan, tourism is booming with our small country. So sad to see this wasted beauty and potential
I was in rwanda, I loved it there
n..nice my dear but today i really need u to save me im broke this year do to covid so i beg u the best with respect to found me 5ghc for food help please
@@hopelife8130 try get a life and stop been useless
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
Save this wonderful ranch for the next generation to see the marvel in Nigeria
I'm Kenyan and tourism contributes very significantly to our economy so this has made sad indeed
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.
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. 💯
Thanks for the feedback
I was at the Drill Monkey park 2 months ago...Still functioning but suffering patronage and upgrade.
@@iam_mr.alvinofficial wow! Good to know it hasn't shut down too. Thanks.
@@ElaToby You're welcome Ela🙏
The drill monkey ranch is still functional
Governor Ayade of Cross River State well done for falling our paradise.
Democracy doesn’t work..The people keep saying govt doesn’t have business in business but Dubai is being run by Dubai Govt…Problem is, in democracy the politicians don’t care..They only have 4yrs in office so they don’t care about long term development of the state/country
That idiot Governor that cries on screen.
All he knows how to do is crying on Camera...u$eless man. We can see thru his BS
@@enterpriseerin857 He's missing out on AMVCA, dude is in the wrong profession.
@DemiKhay Africa TV carnival was dead before covid
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.
Amen 🙏
It will improve.
The problem is the current governor who show less concern about the site.
Try Uganda it's amazing
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Yeah !
Nigeria 🇳🇬 such a very beautiful 😍 love ti
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 am not even Nigerian but this is painful to watch. Such ineptitude from the government. Sad state of affairs.
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 .
Naijjas are all about bragging and spending abroad. In Kenya, we are huge on local tourism. We cant let our own facility go to waste like this.
@@thisandthat1523 what do u know about Nigeria??
@@javanprince3800 take your family to the above state to visit. Keep those qstns for your villagemates.
@@thisandthat1523 ingrate
@@tosinojo7310 menopausal
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
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 🇨🇲
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.
It’s so sad
@@StevenNdukwu please do a video if you can of the recently reconstructed bridge linking Calabar to Cameroon
@@StevenNdukwu Thank you so much for making this video. The person destroying our state is named Ben Ayade, Atam man in Buhari's APC who has an extended ambition to one day rule the entire Nigeria in the same way. God forbid!
We the Efiks have strongly considered letting them (Atam people) have their own state so they can rule themselves with their corruption and lack of vision. Unfortunately, Obudu will have to go with them. We in Calabar can start again. As long as there's vision and will, there will be hope.
Thanks again for exposing this problem.
It is really sad 😢 😢😢 ,I weep for my country .but I know there is still hope for Nigeria 🙏🏽
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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
The place is so beautiful, I admire it so dearly. Hope things work out for the good. One love from Liberia
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 👌💯
Hey @Nonsodiobi, our movie star, good to see you here! We the people have to revive this amazing location, we can. I'm all the way in Toronto, but I'm down to help.
Oga Nonso so you dey here
so pathetic and worrisome
i remember recording you at browland studios in calabar when youe were shooting one of your scene i know you might not recall. Me sef don run leave the town, na lagos i dey hustle now. after the exit of Donald duke everything crumbled
That's an evidence that the northern Crossriverian can never govern cross River State well, no hate just the truth, because by 2012 imoke was the governor 🚶🏿♀️
@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.
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.
I hope the politicians and leaders receive this as a wake up call, to bring back the State to its glory! Awesome video.
if you never visited calabar before now you wont understand how heartbreaking this is!
The Government should put it up for sale ,most of the things that thrives in Nigeria are private owned.
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...😭
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.
As Cameroonian, i am so sad. M'y Dream has Always been to Travel in calabar and taste that câble car.😭😭🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲
Don't worry, they will fix it very soon
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.
To think he is a professor. Smh
As a Nigerian I didn't even know that we had such blessings.
Thanks for speaking up.
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.
My goodness! Calabar is even more beautiful than I've heard. Just look how dazzling it still is even in utter neglect.
Even Jos, Kaduna etc….These places are beautiful! Forget.
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Oh.....Calabar, my home. There's something that still draws me to that beautiful city. But the bad leadership....chai!
In all this. I appreciate the fact that we as Africans are learning why corruption is bad
Yes, and all we have to do is not repeat bad behavior, but behavior which will have significant advantages for generations.
Corruption is really a serious problem.
In the past 50 years everyone has been talking about corruption until they get to power
I really doubt we’re learning….. Rather I feel corruption might be done coded .
Black people don’t like good things for each other, generally.
We’re at the bottom of human race when it comes progress within us.
Dude hitted the nail at the head... i can relate better as a resident of Calabar. The Paradise is gradually leaving us.
Living in Lagos but I couldn’t have imagined this.. we need to feel safe to explore more our African cities
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.
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 ..
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This is something I hope and pray for I may never visit this place in my lifetime but just to know it came back to its glory days it’s a blessing.😊
Good Luck with that...😊👍🏾
The only option left for this dream now is to hand it over to a private tourism company... This is sad!
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 👍🏾
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.
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 🇨🇲
The state is actually called the People's Paradise 😥😥😥
@@officialtourbuddy so sad bottle neck government neglected this beautiful place.how will Africa advance with greedy people in power
@@Crochetinspiration990 we're still a long way from deliverance.
@@Crochetinspiration990 it’s very sad
@@Crochetinspiration990 The government officials didn't fall from the sky. I think it has to do with culture and mindset. Remember, African chiefs sold their own people into slavery for bottles of whiskey. Our problems didn't start today.
Wow the place was really nice but now 😔… I didn’t know Nigeria got this place
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
in South Africa, tourism is largely privatised. the state government in cross river state should have never been allowed to control tourism to that extent. this is amazing infrastructure bro. this could be a good business opportunity for young Nigerian entrepreneurs to revive that place.
Very insightful point 👏🏾
The government would crush it with taxes. Lots of companies have tried but the taxes drove them away.
@@re_sa_me I hear most people blaims the government, my question is who is the goverment. from where i come from S.A when we talk about government we refer the citizens. the is no leader above the citizens in S.A
@@kabelontjana2577 DA gets things done !
Are u i sane
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
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
Well done Steven, I appreciate your work and passion. Obudu Ranch should be renovated, but we have governors who would rather go outside Nigeria to hide their loot, than do the needy. Shame, shame, shame!!!! THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED.
Woooou calabar is tooooooooo beautiful the government should help the city🙏🙏 Woooou 🇿🇦 watching 👀 S A
I lived in Calabar for two years before moving to Lagos so seeing the delapidated, sorry state of Cross River state now has broken my heart. I remember the fond memories I created in this state while enjoying Tinapa and Marina resort in their glory and shed a tear, this is heartbreaking. The state is truly a shadow of itself, telling the tales of lost glory due to corrupt and lack of visionary leadership. Ha! Nigeria 🇳🇬
So sad
Yes, this is what corruption can do to a state/country.
Seriously, I'm ashamed of being from this country..... It's freaking painful the level of irresponsibility in this country 😭😭😭😭😭
...nice my dear but today i really need u to save me im broke this year do to covid so i beg u the best with respect to found me 5ghc for food help please
This is one of the states feeding Nigeria.
A subscriber from Kenya,,,just spotted the Kenyan flag wrist🥰🥰 that abandoned City is beautiful 😍.
My former colleagues and I stayed at the Amber Hotel in the Tinapa resort in 2010 and we all felt it was a fantastic project. The luxury mall is so big, but at that time, was grossly under utilised.
I reckon Mo Abudu used the Tinapa Studios at some point in time for her EbonyLife TV. The whole place was so cool back then. With what I see in this video, it's APPALLING how that project was allowed to die. Like one of your interviewees rightly said, "government has no business in business."
I watch TH-cam videos everyday featuring Thailand and it's amazing what they've done with their tourism. I'm sorry, Nigeria is just a wasted land and I feel so damn ashamed being a Nigerian.
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 🇳🇬
governors trying to make themselves look good. Everyone claps because they 'did something' without thinking the thing through. By the time it collapses they have had their 2 terms and senate seat.
Now ya'll should understand when we lay curses on our government. They are the reason why leave our country despite all the riches in it
Well said. This should be Privatized, not owned by the government. Like that's basic.
In Nigeria government control everything that generates huge profit, even if an entrepreneur started it company, government will find ways to introduce itself into it or frustrate the entrepreneur/company. Majority of Nigerians believe government and God must do everything for them, they are mentally lazy and insensitive to creating, innovation, and maintenance culture is zero. They are in God will help us state of mind at all time, they discourages their family members residing aboard from coming back to invest. That region of Nigeria, Cross River and Akwa Ibom people are waiting for Jesus Christ to solve their problems, if a pastor says to them, nothing will change for your betterment in Jesus Christ Name, 90% of them will unanimously agree and say "AMEN ".
Exactly, it should be left for investors to run it.
Please share this video to whoever you can think off, not only Nigerians . Because Africans are yet to discover Africa , and videos like this makes us realize we have Everything on our continent. Hopefully one of Nigerias forward thinking Billionaires will see this and do something about it. But for now, let’s keep sharing, liking and supporting all these amazing African vloggers on TH-cam introducing us to our Africa. And if possible, please watch all their ads and don’t skip. so they can generate income and keep pushing Africa.
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It's a good idea, but I don't think you know Nigeria and Nigerians very well. Our billionaires don't care about tourism in Nigeria. They believe in oil and gas money. This is a total waste of time. It may work, but only after the 2023 election with the new understandable government.
@@Natural-Cute they are puppets
...nice my dear but today i really need u to save me im broke this year do to covid so i beg u the best with respect to found me 5ghc for food help please
Yes oh, our Africa must grow by fire by thunder. We really have to support our content creators. They're doing an amazing job to show the good, the bad and the ugly thereby changing our mindsets for a better continent
Bless you for this video!!
This is a beautiful place I wouldn’t even mind visiting when they get it back on track
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.
The way cross river collapsed is heartbreaking... From Obudu to Tinapa, marina Resort, kwa falls, Agbokim to mention but a few... The only thing that makes people still visit Obudu is because of its amazing landscape.... Beautiful video... We need to start holding our leader accountable... Nice video.
After Donald Duke ,the state went down
Don't forget Cross River National Park, Afi mountains and Ikom monoliths. It's amazing that the places he showed aren't even the greenest pars of Cross River which are Afi mountains and Cross River National Park.
ACCOUNTABILITY is a must!!!
When biafraland comes then we shall see 👀. A difference
@@sunnya4310 It's sad my brother, People don't talk about the Afi forest reserve anymore. I doubt if the mountain gorillas are still in the forest.
This was so sad to watch Steven!Calabar was the cleanest city at some point!
Thanks for this video bro
Bro, your content keeps getting better and better and love the diverse videos. You and Tayo are my favorite Nigerian youtubers
Nigeria has insane amount of potential when it comes to Tourism, innovation. There is no reason why Nigerian isn't among the top 5 countries in Africa for tourism
My heart just moans for Nigeria. If Donald Duke became president, Nigeria would have transformed by now
Seriously, we could have one of the highest GDPs in the world if all that money remained in Nigeria and wasnt sent to Dubai, US, Uk etc. Nigerians fuel others economy and it is shameful to hear that a place like Calabar doesn't have light for one month
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@@StevenNdukwu The conedian at the end of your video is super! Hilarious guy! Dem don scrap Carnival...🤣🤣🤣😁😁😁😁🥂