Landslip Causes Nigeria’s Leading Tourist Destination, Obudu Ranch Resort, Inaccessible

<h4>Landslip Causes Nigeria’s Leading Tourist Destination<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<h4><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that Nigeria’s leading tourist destination&comma; Obudu Ranch Resort&comma; has been cut off for accessibility by tourists as a result of landslip&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to reports&comma; a A section of the road leading to the Obudu Ranch Resort in northern Cross River State has been cut off following a mudslide triggered by torrential rainfall in the area&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The collapse occurred when part of a hillside gave way and crashed onto the road connecting the resort base to the mountaintop facility&comma; disrupting movement between both locations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Information has it that the mudslide deposited large rocks&comma; trees and mud across the road&comma; making it impassable for vehicles traveling to and from the resort&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;A resident&comma; who identified himself as Bright&comma; said villagers had been working to clear debris from the affected section but lacked the equipment needed to remove the larger rocks&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Villagers have been trying to clear the trees and mud from the road&comma; but some of the rocks require construction equipment to remove them and reopen access to the resort&comma;” he said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The Obudu Ranch Resort is one of Nigeria’s leading tourist destinations and attracts visitors from across the country and beyond&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;35987" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-35987" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-35987" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;06&sol;Unah-300x212&period;webp" alt&equals;"Landslip Causes Nigeria’s Leading Tourist Destination&comma; Obudu Ranch Resort&comma; Inaccessible" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"212" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-35987" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>Landslip makes Nigeria’s Leading Tourist Destination&comma; Obudu Ranch Resort&comma; Inaccessible<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>The Obudu Resort is a stunning&comma; high-altitude highland retreat in Cross River State&comma; Nigeria&period; Sitting at over 1&comma;500 meters above sea level on the Sankwala Mountains&comma; it is famous for its crisp&comma; cool climate and sweeping natural scenery&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It offers a thrilling canopy walkway suspended high above the forest floor with serene hiking spot that provides panoramic&comma; cloud-level views of the plateau&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It is also a great spot for cooling off and exploring nature with a 4-kilometer cable car system that transports guests from the tropical base to the cool mountain summit&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;To access the resort requires about a 5–7 hour drive from <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;google&period;com&sol;">Calabar<&sol;a>&comma; followed by a winding 25-minute ascent up the mountain&&num;8217&semi;s steep&comma; 11-kilometer&comma; twisting road&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It boasts of accommodations range from standard rooms to mountain villas&period; The resort also features a gym&comma; a 9-hole golf course&comma; and a restaurant&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Former Governor Donald Duke spent approximately &dollar;100 million upgrading the Obudu Mountain Resort during his tenure in Cross River State from 1999 to 2007&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The funds were used to transform the ranch into a world-class tourist destination by adding mountain villas&comma; a water park&comma; and the famous cable car system&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Historically&comma; the Obudu Mountain Resort was discovered in 1949 by a Scottish rancher and veterinary surgeon&comma; Dr&period; M&period; McCaughley&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He first sighted the plateau from a helicopter while working for the Eastern Region government&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Development of the site started in January 1951&comma; spearheaded by Dr&period; McCaughley alongside Scottish rancher Hugh Jones&period; The government of the Eastern Region formally signed an agreement with local landlords in September 1950 to establish the animal husbandry project&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; during the administration of Dr&period; Michael Okpara&comma; then Premier of the Eastern Region in the early 60s&comma; he expanded the ranch by building access roads&comma; chalets&comma; and a golf course&comma; officially opening it to tourists&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Donald Duke’d administration completely revitalized and upgraded the ranch&comma; turning it into an international luxury resort&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;