Obudu
About
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 lies downstream from the Obudu Dam, which has caused acute scarcity of drinking water in the dry season. The town is approximately 17 kilometres (11 miles) from Bebi Airport and is a six-hour drive from Calabar, the capital of Cross River State.
History
The Obudu geo-cultural area is home to six clans: Bette, Obanlikwu, Bendi, Utuwang, Ukpe-Alege and Utanga-Becheve, which thrived as independent villages with a strong culture of kinship. Their origins are unknown, though they are believed to have migrated from the east and settled in the area by the 18th century. 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, and it has since remained one of the eighteen local government areas of Cross River State.
Source: Wikipedia: Obudu
Key Facts
State
Cross River State
Headquarters
Bette clan
Chairman
Boniface Ewhe Eraye
Established
1976