Anambra State Government is set to kickstart the construction of a new airport in Ndikelionwu, Orumba North Local Government Area of the state.
Speaking during a tour of the proposed site for the project,
the Managing Director, Chinua Achebe International Cargo Airport, Engr. Martins
Emeka Nwafor, noted that the visit was to identify a suitable, flyable
location, where the state government can develop an airport and industrial
park, associated with aerotropolis.
Engr Nwafor, who is also the chairman of the new Airport and
Aerotropolis Committee set up by the state government, emphasised that the
project would be a game changer by breaking the economic opportunities in the
state that are yet untapped, and attracting investments.
He said: “This will be by combining the aviation
infrastructure with surrounding commercial, residential and logistics
facilities to create a dynamic airport -driven city.”
“Having multiple airports in the state will give room for
industrialisation and overall development of the state,” Nwafor said.
The former President-General, Ndikelionwu Welfare
Association, Hon Fabian Nwosu and the Vice President of Ndikelionwu, Hon
Ifesinachi Chukwurah Onwurah, in their separate speeches, thanked the state
government for siting such project that would create massive job opportunities
in their community.
They assured, on behalf of their community, to give maximum
support, security and cooperation needed to kick start and complete the
project.
Among those who visited the proposed site were the MD/CEO,
Anambra State Solid Minerals Development Company Limited, Prof Charles O.
Ofoegbu, SSA to the Governor on Security, Retired Air Vice Marshall Ben Chiobi,
the architect and founder of Sliding Towers, Mr Chukwudi Ezenwa, community
chiefs and elders of Ndikelionwu, among others.
Geologists and Geophysicists from Anambra State Solid
Minerals Development Company Limited were also in attendance to provide the
geomapping of the location.
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