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Cross River state governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has recently shared his plans to covert $450 million Tinapa business and leisure resort to a first class advanced research university. The Governor revealed this while speaking during an interview to mark his third year in office on TV show, “The Platform: Big Talk with Professor Benedict Ayade” on TVC News Nigeria.

According to the Governor, Tinapa has failed to be a viable business venture because the first thing in tourism is local purchase power, ”if Tinapa was located in Lagos it would have worked.”

Watch Full Interview Below:

Watch from Time stamp: 12:26-20:23

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SdLsb5RjkY

Source: https://calabarblog.com/gov-ayade-make-plans-to-turn-tinapa-into-first-class-university/

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If the FG government will allow a seaport in Calabar then it will work. If not that is exactly the result starring us in the face.



I'll be back with more contributions.

confused man without vision,with all the University we have already and no job? No wonder calabar has lost its glory, what he should be concentrating on is the sea port which will open up the state

Points from Ayade:
● Tinapa FTZ wasnt approved by FG until recently which means extra taxes.
● Tinapa isn't connected to national grid.
● Tinapa couldn't recieve goods directly until recently.
● Nigerian shoppers prefer to go abroad.

OK o

Tinapa has failed to be a viable business venture because the first thing in tourism is local purchase power, ”if Tinapa was located in Lagos it would have worked.”

Exactly what we've been saying for eons.

The university could have been run alongside the Tinapa resort.
Well, what do we know?!
Tourism is a very big venture, Dubai comes to mind.
It was heaven on earth and yes, still it is!

And the resort?

True, Tinapa failed to live upto expectations

Wrong move.

What are they researching? Mchew

How will it work when the advert strategy is so poor.. How will. you come to a place you've heard of? place ads on CNN , euro news!

How many Universities do we already have in the country.. The only reason why it failed was because tourism doesnt blosom in a land that is grossly insecure.. So many wrong things at a time..

yomi96:
confused man without vision,with all the University we have already and no job? No wonder calabar has lost its glory, what he should be concentrating on is the sea port which will open up the state

Did you read the post?

We have enough graduates Mr Oga, create enabling environment for business to thrive!

He can't manage it again

Where are our tourist centres? We don't need another yeye university that won't make top 100 list.

Rubbish

Vision summersaults...

Tinapa for tourism business has now turned to tinapa for education.

Dem go soon turn am to mechanic village.

Ayade is a Buharist.

Afam4eva:

Exactly what we've been saying for eons.

must everything be in Lagos

They killed Tinapa with dirty politics.

Open other ports and Nigeria will progress. Everyone mustn't come to Lagos.

Although one won't totally blame Donald Duke for failing to foresee some of the problems being faced now by the Cross River state government, I believe a viable fast rail transport would open up Tinapa.

If Tinapa is located in Lagos...

Tell this man to keep quiet. I don't like man without vision.

Dubai is located in desert hope he knows that

The most unrealistic governor of our century. Professor of what,someone should remind me.

Cross river doesn't have the population to service that place.

Phagyrhe:
One of the major reasons why Tinapa failed to live up to expectations is the unavailability of viable airport or airstrip close enough to the place. Potential tourists would have to travel by air to Calabar, and on arrival, travel by road for about 3 hours before getting there. Who would want to journey for so long for just a weekend trip when you are to resume work on Monday?

Although one won't totally blame Donald Duke for failing to foresee that, I believe a viable fast rail transport would open up Tinapa since it seems the high hills and mountains may make it unrealistic for airplanes to get there.

Bro you tinapa resort is different from obudu cattle ranch.tinapa is about 25minutes drive from Calabar airport.obudu ranch is about 5hours drive from Calabar.

After ayade has spent billions to convert, the next governor will come and say that if the university had been located in lagos it would have worked so they are going to convert it into something else.

Wrong move

What you need is a functional world class airport and try to boost the tourism

You can also attract airlines going to other African airports to change in calabar

[quote author=Phagyrhe post=70634326]Although one won't totally blame Donald Duke for failing to foresee some of the problems being faced now by the Cross River state government, I believe a viable fast rail transport would open up Tinapa.

I believe you are referring to Obudu Cattle Ranch.....