June 17, 2020 Okechukwu Onuegbu







Barely seven months of boasting that the Anambra state International Cargo Airport project would be completed in less than 18 months, there is indication that work has not started at the site after the state commissioner for Works, Mr Marcel Ifejiofor, told journalists they won’t access it.
A team of investigative journalists including Blueprint reporter had gone to find out the pace of work at the site since Governor Willie Obiano, on November 27, 2019 during the Anambra Business and Investment Roundtable held at Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia, said the project would be completed before 18 months.
Obiano equally claimed that work has resumed on the site with clearing done at about a kilometer out of 3.6 kilometer runway.


“Oga, sorry, we don’t entertain journalists here any longer. You can’t be allowed to see its pace. You can call the works commissioner to confirm it,” two ununiformed men stationed at the entrance to the site stated, adding that the commissioner was on site with the contracting firm.
But a look from afar showed that there was no work on the site except a visible sign of a newly cleared road by bulldozer, first of its kind since 2017 the work was flagged off.


When the commissioner for works, Mr Ifejiofor was contacted on the phone, he queried, “Why are you here? Who told you to come here? We don’t allow people to come here, you can’t come, but you can come to my office on the following Wednesday by 10am,” he said.
On Wednesday, the commissioner fumed again,“I don’t know what you want to be told about the project. Go and quote me, just say work has not started. I am not ready to talk further on the project, so you can say that I said no comment. If you have other things to know about the state of roads in Anambra, I will be ready to speak to you, but I am not willing to talk about the airport.
“Any time I want to make a comment I will tell you. If the project had started our Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS) would have carried the report. Is it because I allowed you into my office? How many commissioners in the state can allow you into their offices the way I allowed you people not to talk of other eastern states. I don’t have any comments on the project,” he said.


Obiano had at a budget presentation at Anambra State House of Assembly on September 26, 2019 announced that the government has earmarked N6 billion naira for the construction of the Anambra State International Cargo Airport at Umueri, Anambra East local government area in fulfilment of his promise at 2017 governorship campaign.
The governor in 2017 inaugurated the airport project which, according to him, included a mall, industrial, business park, airport hotel and others, claiming that it would boost economicdevelopment and increase the income base of the state.


The project, estimated to cost over $2 billion and would be developed through a partnership between the Anambra State Government, Orient Petroleum Resources and Elite International Investments. Elite International Investments was specifically said to provide all funds under a build, operate, manage and transfer agreement. 
Earlier in 2017, Obiano said it was a Chinese company, Sinoking International that would build it at no cost to the state through a Build-Operate-Manage and Transfer (BOMT) basis.

https://www.blueprint.ng/2020/06/

Anambra airport is ongoing but I don't know why they are stopping people from snapping pictures there.
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Obiano is a big scammer. He chop ndị Anambra and continues to chop

Willie Obiano has always been a scammer. He is using the airport project to siphone and eat Ndi Anambra's money, and that's why he is trying to hid the truth. Obiano will not go scot-free, I bet you. He must cough out all the money he has looted. PDP is coming to expose his atrocities. Mark my words.

Africonji:
Willie Obiano has always been a scammer. He is using the airport project to siphone and eat Ndi Anambra's money, and that's why he is trying to hid the truth. Obiano will not go scot-free, I bet you. He must cough out all the money he has looted. PDP is coming to expose his atrocities. Mark my words.

the airport project is ongoing day and night but the issue there is that security agents stationed there stop people from snapping pictures

Lol.

Project that has already been completed...on paper.

Ceegar01:

the airport project is ongoing day and night but the issue there is that security agents stationed there stop people from snapping pictures

And I am telling you there is something fishing about that. Willie Obiano is trying to cover-up some illegalities. He is a scammer and will be exposed in due time. Mark my words.

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Africonji:
Willie Obiano has always been a scammer. He is using the airport project to siphone and eat Ndi Anambra's money, and that's why he is trying to hid the truth. Obiano will not go scot-free, I bet you. He must cough out all the money he has looted. PDP is coming to expose his atrocities. Mark my words.

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Even when your Abia state is in shambles as the worst state in Nigeria but you still look out for a progressive state like Anambra.

Since 1999 has your cursed useless state ever produced a working governor like Obiano?

I don't know who cursed these Abia people. See your useless backward state but you are never worried

Good. Ban those afonja journalists coming to plant charms out of envy and lying about the project.

Ceegar01:

the airport project is ongoing day and night but the issue there is that security agents stationed there stop people from snapping pictures

You are the cause of these unnecessary bickering, even you know that the project is ongoing why posting this concocted unfounded report? Please delete this thread.

See the airport runway construction as at last week updates.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlBdJFLz17U

For a variety of reasons, i don't support anyone just waltzing in to the project site and asking questions or taking pictures in the name of being a journalist. That doesn't mean i'm against asking the gov't questions on the status of ongoing works at the project site.....just do it through the relevant ministry or dept.

There are many negative people whose only interest is painting the entire project and state gov't in a bad light for political, personal or ethnic reasons.

Of course the promise to deliver the airport withing 18 months was made before the COVID pandemic, so no reaonable person would still hold the state gov't to that promise.

Please don't believe anyone saying work is not going at the airport, I have been there and I know they are working, though I pray for every leader to succeed, am not against anyone, including our President.
And also they don't allow phones or any device that can take photos.

Thanks

TEDHorsePower:
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Even when your Abia state is in shambles as the worst state in Nigeria but you still look out for a progressive state like Anambra.

Since 1999 has your cursed useless state ever produced a working governor like Obiano?

I don't know who cursed these Abia people. See your useless backward state but you are never worried

Fuukk you Chino. Obiano asslicker. Your days are numbered. PDP is coming. Mark my words.

TEDHorsePower:



You are the cause of these unnecessary bickering, even you know that the project is ongoing why posting this concocted unfounded report? Please delete this thread.

See the airport runway construction as at last week updates.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlBdJFLz17U

ST 40 YOU STILL NOR WAN GET SENSE CHINO

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Africonji:

Fuukk you Chino. Obiano asslicker. Your days are numbered. PDP is coming. Mark my words.

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Fuckkk you, fuckkk the fat useless incompetent Okezie, fuckkk your useless shithole backward Abia state. The same PDP that made your Abia state the worst state in Nigeria. We are Anambrans and we are APGAans. Useless people

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IJOBA2:
ST 40 YOU STILL NOR WAN GET SENSE CHINO

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Chike, agu dowaaa gi agba there. Useless short old man of 50.

TEDHorsePower:
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Bleep you, Bleep the fat useless incompetent Okezie, Bleep your useless shithole backward Abia state. The same PDP that made your Abia state the worst state in Nigeria. We are Anambrans and we are APGA. Useless people

You are useless and divisive he-goat Chino. Why must you abuse Abia state?? Do you ever see me abusing Ndi Anambra? I am pan-igbo in my outlook. So why then must you always bring fake pictures to abuse Abia state?? Even if you hate OVI, must you always attack Abia? I love Okwute like a father but you are always attacking a whole state. That's why you are cursed. Until you change your ways you will not know peace. Mark my words.

You are a useless frustrated idiotic fellow. Onye uno ya na agba oku adi achu ok.

Abia your state is the worst state in Nigeria but you are not bothered. Doesn't it smack of hypocrisy?

Abia state is a total disgrace and embarrassment to igbos but you are not bothered. Isn't it hypocritical?

Abia has since 1999 continued to churn out criminals as governors but you aren't worried one bit.

Besides the pictures i posted are the present condition of Aba your Abia main town. So don't deny it, because everyone knows it's true.

My point is this, Abia state needs all your attention because it is the worst in Nigeria, even Bornu that is at war is far better than Abia state, not to talk about the high flying progressive Anambra.

Face your useless shithole Abia state. Until you change your ways you will never know peace and that's why you shall remain cursed and so shall Abia state also remain cursed.


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Africonji:

You are useless and divisive he-goat Chino. Why must you abuse Abia state?? Do you ever see me abusing Ndi Anambra? I am pan-igbo in my outlook. So why then must you always bring fake pictures to abuse Abia state?? Even if you hate OVI, must you always attack Abia? I love Okwute like a father but you are always attacking a whole state. That's why you are cursed. Until you change your ways you will not know peace. Mark my words.

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TEDHorsePower:
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Chike, agu dowaaa gi agba there. Useless short old man of 50.

YOU ARE EMBARRASSING YOUR FELLOW IBOS ON NAIRALAND GUY, ABI DEM SWEAR FOR YOU

TEDHorsePower:
You are a useless frustrated idiotic fellow. Onye uno ya na agba oku adi achu ok.

Abia your state is the worst state in Nigeria but you are not bothered. Doesn't it smack of hypocrisy?

Abia state is a total disgrace and embarrassment to igbos but you are not bothered. Isn't it hypocritical?

Abia has since 1999 continued to churn out criminals as governors but you aren't worried one bit.

Besides the pictures i posted are the present condition of Aba your Abia main town. So don't deny it, because everyone knows it's true.

My point is this, Abia state needs all your attention because it is the worst in Nigeria, even Bornu that is at war is far better than Abia state, not to talk about the high flying progressive Anambra.

Face your useless shithole Abia state. Until you change your ways you will never know peace and that's why you shall remain cursed and so shall Abia state also remain cursed.


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Now I believe what people have been saying that you are an Afonja. This hatred for Abia state is too much to come from a true igbo. I pray we get Biafra soon. Your sabo behind would be purged and kept from sowing seeds of division in igboland. Mark my words.

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IJOBA2:
YOU ARE EMBARRASSING YOUR FELLOW IBOS ON NAIRALAND GUY, ABI DEM SWEAR FOR YOU

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Chike you are useless hopeless, worthless and cursed. Dem swear for you.

Useless fool. In your innermost mind you are envious and hateful that's why you wish Anambra is in the same mess as your cursed Abia state.

We don't need Biafra, tell your useless leaders in Abia state to fix your useless and backward Abia state. Even in Abia won't Orjis still be your leaders in Abia state? You think Biafra is a magic wand.

Hold your incompetent Abia leaders responsible and stop fooling around. Onye ala


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Africonji:

Now I believe what people have been saying that you are an Afonja. This hatred for Abia state is too much to come from a true igbo. I pray we get Biafra soon. Your sabo behind would be purged and kept from sowing seeds of division in igboland. Mark my words.

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