The Anambra State Government has dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming it intends to construct a second airport at Ndikelionwu in Orumba North Local Government Area.
Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor, in a statement issued on Friday in Awka, described the claims as false and speculative, urging the public to disregard them.
“There is no plan whatsoever to build another airport less than four years after the inauguration of the Chinua Achebe International Cargo Airport, Umueri,” he said.
According to him, the speculation may have arisen from Governor Charles Soludo’s recent visit to the Anambra Mixed-Use Industrial City (AMIC), where some assumed the industrial park would require its own airport.
Mefor explained that as part of the Urban Renewal Plan, multimodal transport systems, including railways and airports, were being studied for the AMIC master plan, but no final decision had been taken.
“The final master plan integrates the 4,000-hectare Anambra Mixed-Use Industrial City (AMIC), a Pharmaceutical Hub, and a new global-standard urban city with innovation centres, education and medical facilities, tourism, business districts, and housing clusters to drive industrialisation and sustainable growth.
“The State Government therefore clarifies that whether or not a railway and an airport should be built to service AMIC has not been decided, and any such decision will be communicated through official channels when taken,” the commissioner said.
He advised members of the public to disregard what he described as distractions from “anti-government individuals” and to rely strictly on official announcements for credible information on state projects.
The Chinua Achebe International Cargo Airport in Umueri was inaugurated less than four years ago and remains central to Anambra’s aviation and economic development strategy.
