ChimaAdeoye:


I agree with your submission that it should not be handed over to any tier of government in Nigeria. But after a few years of operation, it will be more efficient to concession it to a proven international airport operator. Worldwide, it has been proven that governments cannot run airports efficiently. Even in the developed countries with little public officials corruption, not to talk about Nigerian governments.

You cannot trust that you will continue to have wise state governors or efficient commissioners of works. Therefore, if the airport is concessioned to an internationally reputable organization, with a very strong contract that will clearly stipulate that they continue to invest a fixed percentage of the profit to grow the airport and update infrastructure at the facility, then you can be assured that the airport will be well maintained and will continue to grow in leaps and bounds into the future.

cjrane:
In all, this terminal building promises to be one of the most beautiful in the country too!
They are obviously making great efforts to build it exactly as it appears in the prototype. I hope they will also try to replicate the car park with areas planted with flowers and palm or aesthetic trees.

Overall, the extremely high-quality delivery of this project is beyond contest. I just hope they hand the entire land area planned for the Aerotropolis as an annex to be supervised by the Awka Capital Development Authority to have a strong supervisory agency to ensure illegal markets/structures, rubbish lock-up shops, or truck parks are not allowed to spring in the area and turn it into another Ochanja. Finding a strong and credible private real-estate investor like the one doing the Awka Millenium City to sign an MOU on the Anambra Airport City project would be a great step towards getting the Aerotropolis project right and saving government funds from going into the project.

Hopefully, when the main airport access road is completed, steps will be taken to ensure landscaping with trees and road furniture such as standard road signs and street lights are installed on it. Like in the last picture below.

MI6Surveillance:
See the best, most beautiful and tallest airport tower in Nigeria.

MysteryShopper:


Is that so, why are you bitter? Then use dagger to stab yourself to death to our delight.


Anambra international airport will be our discussion here, any oitsider that's not happy should just use dagger on himself.

mktinsight:


The Conference Center is far more important than a stadia. It brings in professionals and investors which Anambra needs most. It will allow Anambra to host proper regional trade shows, national conferences, etc. The only problem with ANSG is they wasted time building an edifice instead of a functional building.

Akwa Ibom built a Munich style stadium that has been used less than 15 times in the past 8 years for national matches. It hasn't put Uyo on the map.

The FIFA goal project is good for development and ANSG should develop the site into a sports center and put other facilities in that land space for youth training and games.

post=99977863:

International Conference Center – ICC, AWKA

The International Conference Center – ICC, was born out of the vision of His Excellency Chief (Dr.) Willie M. Obiano, in his zeal for accelerated infrastructure provisions across the Anambra State. The urban design task of the ICC - was to create an instantly recognizable landmark – an iconic structure - at the terminal point of the future extension of the Awka Millennium City axis. Thus, the ICC aims to represent the city’s vision of itself as a cosmopolitan city with excellent infrastructure. In other words, the new complex will not – as usual – simply occupy public space, but rather act as a basis for a new urban story, changing of ideas and for the construction of a prosperous future – legacy project.

The Concept Model of the ICC

The design is of ultra-modern international standards with a minimum seating capacity of 10,000 persons. The structure is to be provided with all the facilities and equipment necessary for international conferences, private parties, civic activities, and also would be capable of catering to many other functions such as indoor sports.
The programs contained in the complex include, but not limited to, covered drop-off area, a grand entrance foyer with atrium space, sub-dividable grand auditorium/ballroom - arena, an exhibition hall/museum, meeting rooms, green room, storage spaces, restrooms and associated spaces. Included within the exhibition hall will be a workshop/seminar area for professionals that will be used periodically throughout the year.

Features
In general, the International Conference Center – ICC - project involves a design of a state-of-the-art International Conference Center with the following features:

The site measuring 9 Ha is in the state capital- Awka Capital Territory - and lies along 2 major roads connecting Onitsha and Enugu;

The protocol access and the executive parking area, service access, truck delivery and waste disposal route is located at the tail end of the site, thus freeing the front driveway to the entrances from transit traffic. The side main entrance from the ‘Old Road’ extends to a road on the opposite side, along the high tension line corresponding to the future developments, including the connection to the future ancillary 5-Star Hotel.

The structure is iconic and is strategically sited. It is anchored in the mental landscape of the population and the international community, neighboring other notable developments and facilities such as the Awka Millennium City Estate, Prof, Dora Akunyili Women Development Center and Stanel World;

The parking lot is nestled in center of manicured greenery and has capacity to accommodate over 1,200 vehicles;

The exhibition hall and the main space – grand auditorium/ballroom - will be divided by movable partitions. Meeting rooms may also be made flexible by use of movable partitions to accommodate various number of persons in given groups

Circulation and service -all mechanical/HVAC /electrical/IT service are to meet any code required fire safety and egress of the structure will be analyzed in conjunction with the designated programs;

The proposed workshop/seminar facility for Professionals may occupy one area of the exhibition hall.

The Benefits of the ICC

The benefits of the International Conference Center – ICC - to Ndi-Anambra is immeasurable. There will be civic pride, hundreds of direct and indirect jobs created, international exposure/recognition and immense increase in the State’s IGR. The essence of the International Conference Center – ICC, Awka is highly underscored by the imminent availability of the Anambra State International Airport, the Second Niger Bridge and the dredging of the Onitsha Seaport for vibrant seaport operations in Anambra State.

Arc. Michael M. Okonkwo
Honorable Commissioner for Housing

Rocksvibes234:
Yes the stadium is being build in phases, This is the first phase and it's very cool with nice pitch hybrid grass, underground cooling system, changing room, average pavilion and others

I pray the next administration will expand it to more than 50,000 capacity, because it will change the landscape and skyline of Awka City

Rocksvibes234:
Latest updates on Anambra International Cargo and Passenger Airport, Umueri, Anambra International Conference Center, Awka and Awka City Stadium, Obiano's Legacy Projects


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HvF48lJvNI

OreMI22:


Fantastic updates! Thank you very much!

Hopefully they will utilize the roof of the ATC tower for installation of radars and other equipment. Since it is easily the tallest structure in the area.

okeyglm:
not without adequate compensation

Arijude:
Pure scam of a rail line. Nonsense ! We no even care. All hail Biafra !!

asha80:
what is it that china gives them that isnt available back home? Do you have light 247? Can your representatives ensure gas facilities are built in onitsha?( though they being built in egbema and aba at the moment?) ..if you can't guarantee that then no use wondering why they site their manufacturing outfits in China

gwafaeziokwu:


Right on point. I don't know yet why successive governors in Anambra state keep neglecting the gold mine that Onitsha presents. Onitsha is God's gift to umuigbo. Why would our importers be building factories in China instead of Alaigbo? What is it that China gives them that isn't available back home. Work on it. Partner with them and encourage them to go into partnerships in other to mitigate shortfalls in capital. Find out how federal government under Obasanjo ensured that energy needed for manufacturing was made available in Ogun state. Replicate it here and get umuigbo flying with our mates out there.

Truth be told, we actually have no competition in the whole of Africa. Africa is waiting for us to lead. The next governor of Anambra state is crucial at this point.

MrStan11:

That's why I'm furious when somebody in his or her right senses says that Anambra does not need an Airport.
They think Abuja needs Airport more than Anambra.
I pray with investments coming in to the Airport, flight ticket to be cheapest btw 10- 20k to at least Lagos and Abuja.
I like the way Obiano is going with the standard.
Thank God they moved it from Oba.
I pray next gov will use his last blood to make sure Onitsha port becomes viable even if investing Anambra money.
Go to Apapa and see what people go through in the name of getting their containers.
Oba Airport site should be used as dry port with rail way connecting it to Onitsha port.
Next should be to bring gas to our industrial clusters.

Anambra is already a megacity with this Airport in the Anambra North.
If you know, you know.
Thank God Abum nwa omambala.

AmericanQuarter:



You are very correct. Check anyone that says Anambra doesn't need an airport, he/she is either not from the state or something else. The airport should have been built 10yrs ago. But importantly it is being built today even bigger and better than it should have been 10yrs ago. Rail? I don't if it is still on the exclusive list of the federal government. But Lagos is building rail also.

MrStan11:

That's why I'm furious when somebody in his or her right senses says that Anambra does not need an Airport.
They think Abuja needs Airport more than Anambra.
I pray with investments coming in to the Airport, flight ticket to be cheapest btw 10- 20k to at least Lagos and Abuja.
I like the way Obiano is going with the standard.
Thank God they moved it from Oba.
I pray next gov will use his last blood to make sure Onitsha port becomes viable even if investing Anambra money.
Go to Apapa and see what people go through in the name of getting their containers.
Oba Airport site should be used as dry port with rail way connecting it to Onitsha port.
Next should be to bring gas to our industrial clusters.

Anambra is already a megacity with this Airport in the Anambra North.
If you know, you know.
Thank God Abum nwa omambala.

PROUDIGBO:


With a fair and balanced political-economy, a level playing field and the absence of bad-belle towards Ndigbo (all of which are the elephant in the room some of us naively tend to overlook), all what you suggest would be possible! But with things as they stand in Nigeria today, we have to thread carefully so as not to alarm certain people or quarters with our never-say-never/can-do spirit! The present unitary gov’t and political-economy are in place for a reason!

You think the present occupants of Aso Rock and their southern supporters would allow what you suggest? The little one happening now with the airport Anambra is building, they’re biting their lip in frustration, and this can be seen in how Buhari and Hadi-Sirika have contributed nothing by way of funding or even bothered visiting to see the progress of work on site! Meanwhile, they’re budgeting 30 billion naira for a near-dead Katsina airport!

ChimaAdeoye:


Many times our youths don't understand what has truly held them down.
Those Abuja manipulators cash-in on the youths lack of understanding of the abominable document called the 1999 constitution, and its long exclusive list items to continue the frustration of infrastructural development and encourage the youths to blame the state governments. Knowing the state governments were indeed powerless to do anything under the fraud called 1999 constitution.

If the Anambra airport had not been approved under a benevolent Umaru Yar'Adua, the present set of malignant manipulators in Abuja today will never allow an airport to be built in any viable part of Igboland. They will refuse to approve an airport in Aba, but will quickly approve it if you say you will build it in Arochukwu or Afikpo because in their mind, they think it will be a waste or at least cannot rival their own big airports serving their established commercial centers.

Right now, they will have a panel secretly plotting how to throw obstacles to prevent the airport from either being completed or becoming functional. By making a long list of financially unreasonable demands. They tried so much to kill Enugu airport as an international gateway to the Southeast. They hoped this airport would never be built. Now, their eyes are firmly set on how to frustrate and kill it. What they have failed to realize is that they are not God and these types of wickedness to keep a whole race of people down forever makes the idea called "one Nigeria" totally out of the question for many Nigerians today. However, I don't expect them to change any of their typical behavior and usual tactics, because they are simply implementing their agenda of total domination and subjugation of southern Nigeria which they will not deviate from.

Pass11:


But the same federal government approved international airport in Abakaliki? Or is it federal government that stop abia state from completing her flyover they started 6years ago.

hammerDK:



DONT BE SURPRISE, WHILST CAPITAL OIL NESTOIL AND CO ARE SLEEPING OR BUSY THINKING LAGOS, KANO OR ABUJA, NORTHERNERS MOVE INTO EXPLIOT THE VIRGIN OPPORTUNITY THAT UMUERI AIRPORT PRESENT.


THEY ARE ALWAYS DOCILE AND THEN AFTER START CRYING THAT NORTH TAKE EVERYTHING.


WEN U EATING WITH DEVIL, U USE LONG SPOON, MEANING, U MUST ACT FAST.

hammerDK:



NWANNE, YES WE CAN IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

ANAMBRA IS READY TO GO.

THAT UMUERI AIRPORT IS OBIANO LEGACY PROJECT, HE HAS TO GET IT RIGHT.

PROUDIGBO:


Would have thought Capital Oil, SEPLAT, Brittania-U, NESTOIL, etc (i mean, let’s face it...the state isn’t exactly struggling to find high networth Anambrans operating in the oil and gas industry) would have been at each other’s throats for who would get the contract to build and operate this aviation fuel depot at the airport!

Obiano needs to go and pester them till they invest! They could all form a consortium of venture capitalists to invest if the cost is too much for one person to bear!

hammerDK:
NEXT OBIANO SHOULD BE MAKING ARRANGEMENT WITH INNOSON AND ORIENT FOR AVIATION FUELING STATIONS AT THE AIRPORT.


NO NEED WAITING, UMUERI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS PURPOSE BUILT AND AFTER WE FINISH, AM SURE THE NORTH AND SW WILL COPY FROM US.



SINCE WE HAVE RUNWAY, MAINTENANCE HANGER AND AVIATION FUELING STATIONS SHOULD BE GETTING AS MUCH ATTENTION AS AIRPORT BUILDING.
My brother. Once we get this maintainance hanger and aviation tank farm fuel station. Anambra will witness a boom like never expected. it will be the best airport in Nigeria and one of the best in Africa. Its very simple. All state government has to do is negotiate with embraer on tax relief. We already have orient oil so will use oil serve to build pipeline to airport from refinery and build a tank farm/station at the airport as you said. This is what should of been done instead of wasting money on awka statdium. Obiano has done well. Many of his advisers and commissioners let him down. but he as a governor has tried and done his best. Well done to him. Also he should build a aviation school with modern flight simulators. He could also had a aerobridge from terminal into plane. Just these few things will make this airport unbeatable and the inflow of foreign investment will be crazy. All the next governor needs to do is total reconstruction of state. urban renewal. roads sidewalks beautification trees demolishing of shanties and markets by road side. No more street trading with umbrellas and removal of sands on streets followed by a proper transport system of transit buses made by innoson.




Aviation fuel tank farm, filling station for tank trucks.

ANSMEDIA:



With this international gateway. Anambra is now a global city-state. This is mind blowing.

Ceegar01:

No vex oga this is not Anambra airport terminal

Rocksvibes234:
Inside the down floor of the terminal building of Anambra airport

Rocksvibes234:
Inside the down floor of the terminal building of Anambra airport

ChimaAdeoye:


Since they have enough space on the opposite side of the pitch, they can always build new spectator stand across. Afterall, most world cup stadia are upgraded to reach 30,000 - 50,000 capacity before every Fifa world cup. When such a huge even comes, they can always upgrade. However if they fail to build it at all, there will be nothing to upgrade.

Landmack:
Tis guy was merely alluding 2 a school of thought...not his words.

Though some school of thoughts can be traced to a gathering of an evening beer parlor attendees with d sole aim of causing chaos and conflict so therefore shouldn't be taken with a pinch of salt

Nevertheless, that talk shouldn't have been regurgitated in your trip broadcast...it's already pinching nerves.

---------_---------_-----------_----------_----------_------
"...Our thoughts also have the ability to lead us into fear, pain, regret, self-doubt — broadly, the pits — on a whim"

ChimaAdeoye:
The final stage of tiling the airport tower has commenced. After this, the installation of glass tidings, airconditioning of the control room, radar on the roof, and other facilities will mark the completion of a functional control tower.

Hopefully, they have already ordered radar and other navigational equipment meant to be installed on the roof of the control tower. The time taken by Obiano and the team to do a high-quality job must be commended. I'm just impressed at the quality of work.

I expect more gnashing of teeth tonight by that enemy of Anambra. Let him come and say the control tower will be blown down by wind or some of his nonsense talk. His wailing will be endless on this project.

GitmoAuditors:
Very good update. Anambra international airport we can't wait to start landing and flying out from here. Anambra leads.

Landmack:
To further buttress my point this is(pic1 below) what we should be seeing in our cities especially Onitsha which is one of d leading commercial city in Night..as well in Awka the seat of governance.

And our leaders should learn to travel/visit states that are doing fine to ask questions,borrow innovative ideas on how they run most of their cities seen as d best.

Can our leaders perform diligently so as to give us bragging rights...in d league of other performing states.

A particular state in d SE has most its indigenes cussing and bickering being an indigene of that state..sometimes they wished their Past and present governors performed/performing better.

Also in reference 2 d pic2 below...can y'all see d way the whole road is completely tarred plus including a pedestrian walk lane...viola! That's how we should have our roads in Anambra so as to ward off d red sand signature which usually covers d road and makes it look somehow.. pls.

Anambra needs a green environment too..can we go green for our dear state. The govt should look into this. We need green trees in state capital as well as in Onitsha metro..in d streets as well. Pic3 looks beautiful..doesn't it? That's a pic from another state..so beautiful. We need 2 reduce d signature 'red sand' we are known for 2 d barest minimum...for a beautiful and cleaner Anambra.

I just wish authorities concerned read this thread. Our governor is trying but more hands needs be on deck for a better Anambra.