By: Ifeanyi Okonkwo
What has for a long time seemed an impossible dream to
Ndi Anambra, having their own airport for easy movement of passengers, goods
and services has finally become reality.
Come Saturday, October 30, 2021, the first commercial
passenger plane will land at the Anambra International Cargo and Passenger
Airport at Umueri, signalling the commencement of commercial activities at the
airport which was wholly constructed by the government of Anambra state, under
the able leadership of His Excellency, Governor Willie Obiano.
The airport which took only fifteen months to construct
with state resources, and without the state borrowing from any financial
institution will ease the sufferings of travellers, traders and other
businessmen and women in nearby Onitsha, Nnewi, Awka and other Anambra towns.
Also Ndi Anambra
and other visitors who have for long endured the difficulties of both local and
international travels will heave a sigh of relief, as they have for long
endured the tortuous travel to Anambra through airports at Enugu, Asaba,
Owerri, and Port Harcourt.
While breaking the news, Governor Willie Obiano said, “I
thank the management team of the various regulatory agencies including Nigerian
Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
and others for their support in making the Anambra airport project a reality”.
“I want to thank
the good people of Anambra state who have kept faith with my administration. I
am happy that I and my team have been able to deliver on the airport project
and in record time. We give all glory to the almighty God. We have once again
shown our resilient Anambra spirit. I believe that with the commencement of
commercial activities at the Anambra International Cargo and Passenger Airport,
Anambra state is entering a new era of economic development and prosperity”.
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