{"id":337483,"date":"2024-09-05T07:36:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T06:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=337483"},"modified":"2024-09-05T07:36:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T06:36:43","slug":"how-we-spent-36-years-in-nigeria-with-10-day-visas-american-tourists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/09\/05\/how-we-spent-36-years-in-nigeria-with-10-day-visas-american-tourists\/","title":{"rendered":"How we spent 36 years in Nigeria with 10-day visas \u2014 American tourists"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>They said they were fascinated by the plethora of interesting opportunities in areas of Science and Wildlife Conservation<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Two American tourists, Liza Gatsby, and Peter Jenkins, have narrated how what was supposed to be a brief 10-day stay in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/09\/05\/nigeria-police-tortured-my-son-for-3-days-theyll-kill-me-if-i-surrender-wanted-briton\/\">Nigeria<\/a> turned into nearly four decades residency.<\/p>\n<p>The duo disclosed that they came to Nigeria on a 10-day transit visas that were approved for them in 1988 but ended up spending 36 years in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The two tourists in an interview with a content creator, David Nkwa, disclosed what informed their decision to make Nigeria their new home.<\/p>\n<p>According to them, their plan was not to stay in Nigeria beyond their approved days of visitation until they saw the need to save drill monkeys in the country because they were fascinated by the plethora of interesting opportunities in areas of Science and Wildlife Conservation, the roads, the hospitality of Nigerians and the living condition that appeared better compared to America in those days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll tell you what I like about Nigerians. Okay, that\u2019s what makes Nigeria different from every other country in Africa. They would say \u2018hey! Oyinbo, come in na, sit down, make we talk. Make I go buy you drink.\u2019 That is the difference between Nigeria and the rest of Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were a lot of interesting opportunities in areas of Science and Wildlife Conservation that we became involved in, and we\u2019re still here 36 years later. We arrived with a 10-day transit visa, and we have been here for 36 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe founded a nonprofit organisation called Pandas that ranches monkey drills in Bano and Calabar in Cross River State. I don\u2019t think that one species is more important than another, just like I don\u2019t think that human beings are more important than drills or elephants are more important than whales; I think we are all of equal value, and the drill is a scarce species, it\u2019s one of the rarest animals in Africa and it\u2019s one of those animals you never thought you would even see when we were traveling across Africa, you know I had my Wildlife Field Guide and you look at the pictures,\u201d Gatsby, one of the tourists said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on why Calabar was their preferred location, Jenkins said they had done their research and that aside from Cameroon, Calabar was another place for monkey drills, stressing that no scientist or tourist had discovered that those animals were living there until 1987 when they consulted the local people in the community and got funding to make it habitable while conserving the rare species of Monkeys and other animals including girafees.<\/p>\n<p>Jenkins added, \u201cI love Nigeria, this is a great place. Come and live in Calabar and be at rest.When we got here, the population of Nigeria in the early \u201990s and the late \u201980s was around 65 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe amount of natural resources that were still intact was extraordinary, and the density of wildlife generally in the forest was better compared to today. In fact, it\u2019s appallingly low now, but in those days, this was a wonderful place to do research. Communities were very welcoming in those days; life was cheap; here, diesel, which is what our Land Rover ran on, was 35 Kobo, and with 29 kobo to the market, you would come back with two heavy bags with change in the pocket.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were comfortable and found Nigeria habitable. It was the best value country on this continent by far. The food was cheap, the road was perfect. There was no gallop deeper than a bottle cap.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Gabsty identified the lack of patriotism as the challenge facing many Nigerians while berating the growing negligence of the country\u2019s culture, heritage, identity, music, traditional herbs, and healing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigerians don\u2019t have pride in Nigeria\u2019s natural heritage. I think that\u2019s a big issue because that\u2019s what it takes to try to make a difference. 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