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 economic development 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.

BlowYourMind:
commissioner and governor have swallow the money meant for the project

BlowYourMind:
commissioner and governor have swallow the money meant for the project

Exactly where we want you guys to be, before we strick, only the wise will understand

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Anambra: Don’t bother me about Anambra airport project, Obiano’s commissioner lashes journalist









https://www.blueprint.ng/anambra-dont-border-me-about-anambra-airport-project-obianos-commissioner-lashes-journalist/

SW1st:


More like audio airport if you ask me tho.

Peacemaker5128:
They don enter one Chance

BlowYourMind:
Of course, it was an avenue to steal money and take over people's land.

post=90837790:

Exactly where we want you guys to be, before we strick, only the wise will understand

Nwanyiogwashi:
Common ebonyi state of yesterday has started their own.Anambra state need to change hand please.

Juliusmalema:



Face your delta state and discuss her issues.

Why must the media be disturbing the project.

They banned media personnel there and what's the big deal there.

Any sane human being will definitely be against snapping pictures of something that is not your to 20% done.

Work is not done on media but on ground.

You want them to snap maybe 2 pillars and tag it work commences at the airport...

Are you okay..

Madam mind your state.

PIMPAR:

Dem don burst your lies here again. Few weeks ,you gather pictures here, telling us ,the progress of work at the airport.
What has now, suddenly happened

PIMPAR:

Dem don burst your lies here again. Few weeks ago ,you gather pictures here, telling us ,the progress of work at the airport.
What has now, suddenly happened

PIMPAR:

Dem don scam una .ntooooooor. Delta has functioning airport at Asaba, they have another airstrip at Warri, well functioning. Never again to una lie

Nwanyiogwashi:
[[s]quote author=Juliusmalema post=90837926]


Face your delta state and discuss her issues.

Why must the media be disturbing the project.

They banned media personnel there and what's the big deal there.

Any sane human being will definitely be against snapping pictures of something that is not your to 20% done.

Work is not done on media but on ground.

You want them to snap maybe 2 pillars and tag it work commences at the airport...

Are you okay..

Madam mind your state.[/s] So a project that started since 2017 has only two pillars? Another party is needed in Anambra state .

Juliusmalema:


If I have time to engage you , I will rather spare it with my dog..

I don't behave like your lots..rather face whatever is happening in asaba and allow others be.

PIMPAR:
Dem don scam una again and again.

Juliusmalema:


Fullstop. Go and look for your mate.

Nwanyiogwashi:
Common ebonyi state of yesterday has started their own.Anambra state need to change hand please.

Nwanyiogwashi:
[[s]quote author=Juliusmalema post=90838576]


You I of reading is zero percent, so I rather advise u to go and read again....

The project is for anambra not for foreigners like you.

unnecessary meddlesome attitude shouldn't be encouraged in this 21st century..


Until Government decides to show the spate of work their , allow them do their job and stop looking for pictures of uncompleted infrastructure littered everywhere.

Today you snap uncompleted bridge
tomorrow you snap Enugu express road
next tomorrow highway

Na only una get project Government dey do for Nigeria.[/s] What is happening in Anambra and other state is my business because we are all Nigerians and still Nigerians that will use the projects not Anambra people alone, if a governor is not ready to show the progress been made from the airport why did he tell Nigerians that he was constructing an airport in the first place? Why did he do groundbreaking of the airport before? He should always update the people he was using their money because is not doing his personal money to for the project but rather a state fund and taxes.

Ojiofor:


What makes Ebonyi sate 'COMMON' you should mind your language.

SW1st:


Lool
The dude is now speaking in parables having being busted.

Nwanyiogwashi:
Ndooo diokpa