Oguta Lake and Golf Resort was established about 40 years ago by the colonial rulers as their exclusive “get away” spot. During the Nigeria-Biafra civil war of 1967-1970, the Biafran’s built a bunker with a tunnel that runs under the lake connecting both banks of the lake, this is preserved today as it’s an important part of Oguta Lake’s history and still attracts a lot of visitors.
On the second of September 1977 the then Military Administrator of Imo State commissioned the 60 room motel with a view to establishing the resort as a tourist destination of choice. Subsequently regular social and sporting events having been staged cumulating in the annual golf tourney.
Oguta Lake and Golf resort sadly the full potentials of this resort has never been fully harnessed resulting its current under utilization and subsequent loss of revenue to Imo State and its people.
In pursuit of these goals the Imo State Government has decided to transform and reinvent the Oguta Lake and Golf Resort to reflect the goals and objectives of the “The New Face of Imo”, thus this resort shall be redesigned and developed into a World Class Edutainment Center to be known as the Imo Wonder Lake Resort and Conference Center, Oguta, or simply as Wonder Lake Resort, Nigeria (The Resort).