15-593: The Obudu Dam is in Obudu local government area of Cross River State in the south east of Nigeria . It is an earth-fill structure with a height of 15 m and a total crest length of 425 m, and has a capacity of 4.2 million m. The dam is located within the Obudu crystalline basement plateau, a low-lying undulating region of low seismic activity. The dam was commissioned in 1999 for use in farm irrigation , fishing, and also for recreational and tourism purposes. In September 2000,
30-672: A population of 105,822 as of the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 550. The major occupation of the Bekwarra people is farming, Groundnut trading, trading, hunting and tapping of palm wine. It is known for the production of groundnut. Other crops grown in the locality include rice, maize, yam, cassava, pineapple, plantain and banana. The term “Bekwarra” is applied to the particular ethnic group, and local authorities and individuals refer to it as Bekwarra. The words 'Bekworrra' and 'Bekworrah' are still spelled out, but Bekwarra has been widely accepted because of its great consistency with
45-552: A strong culture of kinship. The origins of the Obudu people are unknown, although it is likely they migrated from somewhere to the east and reached the location they inhabited by the 18th century. The most popular tradition of migration, the Ulanga Legend , points to Ulanga , a mountain peak in the present-day village of Amandakureke , in Utanga-Becheve clan as a secondary, or perhaps, tertiary dispersal center. There
60-573: Is a relative consensus in traditions across families that they were displaced at Ulanga by the invasion of a group referred to as Igenyi. This was described as light-skinned people with soft bunching hair, clad in long-flowing gowns, armed with spears, mounted on horses, and with a large following of black servants. Extant literature suggests that these could have been Fulani , the Chamba , or Portuguese slave raiders, all three of whose imperialist expeditions in sub-Sahara are recorded to have peaked in
75-588: Is approximately 17 kilometers away from Bebi Airport and is a 6-hour drive from Calabar, the capital of Cross River. The Obudu Local Government Area is bordered to the north by Vandeikya of Benue State , to the east by the community of Akwaya in the Republic of Cameroon (prior to the time when Obanlikwu was still together) , and to the south and west by the Local Government Areas of Boki and Bekwarra . The local government headquarters
90-467: Is likely that both Onikal and Ukwel Unokel allude to the same location. Other recollections suggest a shared origin between them, and their Bekwarra neighbors, whom they regard as historical "brothers". This possibility is reinforced by several cultural commonalities, including mutually intelligible dialects. In the light of the foregoing, if as believed, the Bekwarra had a powerful connection with
105-620: Is located in Bette clan, with the Bette-Bendi occupying the central position, and the Ukpe-Alege occupying the southern reach of the geo-cultural spread. The Obanlikwu , Utanga-Becheve, and Utugwang now form an independent Obanlikwu Local Government Area. The Obudu geo-cultural area is home to six clans: Bette , Obanlikwu , Bendi , Utuwang , Ukpe-Alege , and Utanga-Becheve , all of which thrived as independent villages with
120-537: Is that the Obudu clans had taken ownership of the area they inhabited by the 18th century, having emigrated from an easterly Bantu homeland . With the advent of British colonialism , the six Obudu clans were formally integrated into the then Ogoja province of the Eastern Region of Nigeria. After Nigeria 's independence in 1960 and the local government review commission in 1976, Obudu became an autonomous local government council. It has since remained one of
135-615: The 18th and early 19th century. Another narrative suggests that progenitors of Obudu arrived at a place remembered as Onikal in the Cameroon country, before proceeding to Ulanga, from where the Igenyi dispersed them. Traditional accounts of the Bendi clan report they stayed briefly at Ukwel Unokel (translated as Mountain Unokel ), before proceeding to Ulanga , the point of dispersal. It
150-593: The ancient Kwararaffa Empire, it is probable that the displacement referred to in Obudu traditions of migration correlates with the disintegration of Kwararaffa in the 18th century and spreading of its population. What appears to be a disparity in these recollections could be easily reconciled to derive plausible primary and secondary points of dispersal. At any rate, the mild variation in mutually intelligible dialects of its clans suggests splinter group movement, separate migratory experiences, and marginal variance in time of arrival. What, however, seems incontrovertible
165-686: The dry season. Obudu Obudu is a local government area and town in Cross River State , Nigeria . The area features a tourist resort, Obudu Mountain Resort , which hosts an annual mountain running competition called the Obudu Ranch International Mountain Race . The town of Obudu is downstream from the Obudu Dam , which has caused acute scarcity of drinking water in the dry season. The town
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#1732794172792180-792: The eighteen local government areas of Cross River State . Cross River recruited foreign qualified teachers for Model School, in Obudu Local Government Area. Bekwarra Bekwarra is a Local Government Area in northern Cross River State , Nigeria . Its headquarters is Abuochiche (or Abuo Chiche); a town on the A4 highway . Other towns in the LGA are Abuagbor-Iye, Nyanya-Ulim, Nyanya-Idigwe, Gakem, Itekpa, Ugboro, Ibiragidi, Utukwe, Afrike and Ukpah, ijibor, Beten, Ugboro, Anyikang, Ebegang, Utukpuru, Ebewo, and others. It has an area of 306 square kilometres (118 sq mi), and had
195-569: The paramount ruler of Obudu local government area, Uti Agba, promised that his community would protect the facilities installed at the dam. A massive rainstorm in July 2003, combined with release of excess water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon , damaged the spillway and caused flooding that destroyed over 200 houses. The estimated cost of repairing the damage and also completing the irrigation works
210-515: The vocal system used by fellows of the ethnic group and its better suitability to the people of Bekwarra during the pre-colonial era. They reside in the northern portion of Ogoja province, in the Eastern part of Nigeria, with attached borderline to the Northern part of Nigeria. They dwell in a region at a little greater than 100 square miles and its western boundary at a distance of few miles in
225-546: Was estimated at N350 million. A 2004 safety review reported that immediate work was required to restore the spillway, at an estimated cost of N272 million. In July 2009, the Federal government issued a tender for engineering supervision of remedial work on the dam including refurbishing or replacing hydro-mechanical parts, electrical installation and civil engineering infrastructure. The dam has reduced downstream water volumes in Obudu town, causing acute scarcity of drinking water in
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