Anambra govt under fire over plans to construct another airport
” First airport Though the state government says a second airport is needed to drive Anambra long-term economic and industrial ambitions, the potential facility has also raised questions about the performance and utilisation of Chinua Achebe International Airport, formerly Anambra State International Cargo Airport, which only began commercial operations less than five years ago.
Even though every other state has its own airport, this one is so centrally located that a part of Enugu, in fact, almost the entirety of Abia, a part of Imo, will find the second airport more proximate than the ones in their own states.
However, in June 2026, government’s position changed when Mefor said the Anambra State government would expand its aviation infrastructure with the construction of a second airport as part of Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s long-term economic development strategy aimed at transforming the state into a major aviation and industrial hub.
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