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Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by custainmowole: 6:14am On May 07, 2021 |
Chai OreMI22: 1 Like |
Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by Nobody: 8:22am On May 07, 2021 |
custainmowole:you can take a visit to owerri, at least you will be riding on wide roads!! Cheers 2 Likes |
Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by custainmowole: 8:28am On May 07, 2021 |
You can tell that to a non Nigerian, not even an hausa or yoruba man, because everyone knows that Owerri has the worst roads in the entire south. Stop embarrassing yourself. Inugo [s] Grgton:[/s] 1 Like |
Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by Nobody: 8:31am On May 07, 2021 |
custainmowole:tell obiano to dualise Anambra roads, esp in Awka. That could help 2 Likes |
Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by custainmowole: 8:32am On May 07, 2021 |
Tell your governor to secure your backward Imo state and build good roads in Owerri, because Owerri is a dilapidated jungle. There's no good road in Owerri, and now insecurity has hit the little town https://www.nairaland.com/6541894/police-repel-attack-kill-8 [s] Grgton:[/s] 1 Like |
Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by Landmack: 8:34am On May 07, 2021 |
Grgton: Are u sure? A research was carried out by a body and published in the news..report has it that IMO state ranked 5th amongst states with good roads. Anambra 4th position, Abia 3rd, Enugu 2nd and the Ebonyi 1st. |
Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by custainmowole: 8:35am On May 07, 2021 |
Grgton, please cool down and watch this video of Owerri. Even Aba is alot better than Owerri in the areas of road. Shameless people https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wL3CErPpdk 2 Likes |
Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by Nobody: 8:40am On May 07, 2021 |
Landmack:Dualise those tiny roads first. That's a challenge 1 Like |
Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by custainmowole: 8:43am On May 07, 2021 |
The point is that there's no good road in Owerri, most of the roads are dilapidated, the few good ones are narrow and disgusting. Tell your Hopeless Ozodimgba to start building roads in Owerri and Imo state at large. That's a big challenge for Imo state right now. That's the major reason why most Imo indigenes are running to Onitsha, Awka and all other parts of Anambra to live [s] Grgton:[/s] 1 Like |
Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by custainmowole: 9:02am On May 07, 2021 |
Grgton, this is how we roll in Anambra. These are well paved roads in Awka with covered drains. Do you have a single covered drainage in your backward Owerri or anywhere in Imo stat? NO 2 Likes
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Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by Nobody: 9:05am On May 07, 2021 |
custainmowole:Good for you!! |
Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by custainmowole: 9:16am On May 07, 2021 |
Grgton: Go and face your backward state that's ravaged by insecurity 2 Likes |
Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by Landmack: 9:44am On May 07, 2021 |
mktinsight: I learned from someone today that theres a proposed plan to relocate the market to Isiagu,.and that there's already a market construction there. He also said that he went to inquire about shops there,he was told to pick a form and the money they called for shop there enter million. I said what!..if this is actually TRUE...the Governor,i trust Willy, needs to look into it. 2 Likes |
Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by Philipxxxx0: 10:29am On May 07, 2021 |
I came here to read about development in my state, because I have not traveled for sometime now due to my nature of work, but some job less human beings will not allow someone to read correct informations here due to baseless claims and arguments. 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by Rocksvibes234: 11:02am On May 07, 2021 |
As Anambra Airport Records Inaugural Flights Last week the Anambra State International Airport, Umueri marked its first test flights, thus indicating the readiness of the facility to host scheduled and cargo flights. Chinedu Eze, who attended the ceremony, writes about the expected and benefits of the infrastructure to people of the state. Anambra state government surprised many Nigerians on April 30, 2021, when its new airport received three flights to mark its inauguration. The surprise came from the fact that not many knew that the airport was being built and also not many knew that it had reached the level of completion to host flights. This explained the excitement and frenzy when the first aircraft, a Boeing 737 operated by Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace, landed at the airport, the home of the people who arguably are the most travelled in Nigeria. The people could not contain their happiness that the expanse of land that hitherto was a farmland had been transformed to an airport, where a flight could take off from anywhere in the world and land after it has been certified. The second flight that landed was Embraer 145, also operated by Air Peace and the third flight was a private jet. The celebration was reminiscent of what happened in September 2009, when the Akwa Ibom International Airport was opened for flights. Then, the tumultuous crowd who were so elated became human traffic gridlock, as they trekked from Uyo to Okobo community to witness the first aircraft that landed at the airport. It was also a similar scenario at Gombe when the Sani Abacha International Airport was inaugurated in 2008. The throngs of people from the state celebrated and hailed the then governor of the state for his foresight to build the airport. Ownership The Anambra International Cargo and Passenger Airport is 100 percent owned by the Anambra state government The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Willie Obiano, Mr. James Eze, said the earlier negotiations by a Chinese firm for the development of the airport didn’t scale through, hence the state government had to provide 100 percent funding for the project without sourcing for a loan Approval For the people of Anambra state, the state government has unlocked an opportunity for job creation, for easy movement of goods and for connecting to the rest of the world from the state. Attention of Nigerians was drawn to the airport when the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu commended the facility after detailed inspection. He described it as one of the best in the country and said he was amazed at the elaborate, carefully planned and masterfully executed facilities at the new airport. “I am amazed, almost speechless at the level of work, and the level of compliance with our regulatory requirements and also with international standards and recommended practices. “We have gone round the airport. We have a runway of 3.7kilometers with a runway safety area on both ends of the airport of about 1000 meters. There’s no airport in Nigeria that has a racer area of 1000 meters at both ends of the runway. “With two taxiways. We have gone to the tower; the control tower is amazing, certainly if not one of the best control towers in Nigeria today. We have seen the fire service station. Amazing. “It’s going to be a CAT (category) 955 firefighting station which will allow big planes and international flights to be landing and taking off here once flight resumes.” “It takes care of the need of not only the airport but also of the firefighting service. We have seen the emergency evacuation center, trauma center in case, God forbid, anything happens. “There’s arrangement to deal with any eventuality. I have seen the operational fence, I have seen the perimeter fence, significantly done or almost completed. And in the vehicle earlier today, I had said that ‘Anambra means business.’ And I mean it when I say Anambra means business,” the Director General, who was obviously satisfied with the work done, said. Quick Execution The Chairman and CEO of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, an indigene of the state who was elated that the state government could in a short time build such facility, gave kudos to Governor Willy Obiano and his team for building the airport in record time. “I shed tears when I landed here because nobody ever believed that this day would come. I remember some months ago when I went on television to tell the world that what I saw here was impressive, some people went to town to condemn me. “But today, I have been vindicated. This is the fastest airport to be approved by the federal government for a test flight and it is a testament of the quality of job done here. What we have here is the best runway in Africa and the widest runway to be built. This runway can land a Boeing 777 and an Airbus 380, which are the biggest planes. “We decided to bring a small plane and a big one to show the quality of job the government has done. This airport is not going to serve only Anambra people; it would serve the South East and the entire country. I said four months ago that President Muhammadu Buhari would approve this airport as an international and cargo airport. “One thing that is certain is that the airport will generate thousands of jobs for our people. Forget where the airport is sited; we have nothing against it because there is plenty of land, which helped to ensure that a 3.7 kilometer runway was built,” Onyema said. Quality of Work The Anambra State Commissioner for Works and Head of the project delivery team, Marcel Ifejiofor disclosed to newsmen that the level of work done in the airport was 90 percent, but the runway was 100 percent completed. “The apron is 100 percent completed and the taxi way is 100 percent completed. The terminal is 90 percent completed. The good thing about what we are doing here is that all the equipment has been paid for. The lights, the avio bridges, the security, the Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) and the DVR, VOR (Voice Ominidirectional Radio Range) have all been paid for. “In the next two months, everything should have been completed and we would commission the airport. For landscaping, the contract has been given. Our budget is on a yearly basis,” he explained. He said the Governor of Anambra State had created a community by building the airport, noting that an airport is a community both socially and economically. Ifejiofor added: “In the construction stage, we employed about 2,500 workers and we have the suppliers. In a day, our suppliers bring in about 72 trucks, 30 tonnes of gravels. People are supplying these things and the equipment we are using here are many. “These include diesel, cement and sand, which are supplied. The food vendors are also benefiting. The employment opportunities are unprecedented.” He remarked that when the terminal is completed, it won’t take anything less than 1000 workers, adding that employment opportunities would cut across aviation security, fire control workers, shops and others. Certification THISDAY learnt that since it dawned on many that the airport has become a reality, there arose a raging argument whether the airport would be designated as international airport. Such designation, experts said, is at the discretion of the federal government. But the Anambra state government in building the airport raised it to the standard that it would meet the fire cover of international airport. It also built a runway that met international standards and all other infrastructure in the airport were built to meet the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the Airport Council International (ACI) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) standards. But it is left to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority to give its verdict on the airport. Ifejiofor explained, “The licence we have from the Ministry of Aviation recognises it as Anambra International Cargo Airport. It is equally licenced for international and local passengers. Our runway is 3.7 kilometres; the apron is 300 by 200 meters. It can take more than eight Boeing 747. The critical aircraft for this place is Boeing 747. It can equally take Airbus A380 “We have a strip of 140 meters on the other side of the runway. We have three access roads to this airport. We have one that is under contract and is being worked on, another one comes from Onitsha road but we have the major entrance that leads to the express. This is 5.7Km that road is 85 percent completed. You can go through that road.” Capacity He said that the terminal was designed for 400 passengers at a time. “In other countries, there are airports in every city. The easiest and safest means of transportation is by air. So, it doesn’t matter if we have more airports. As we speak we are doing an aviation fuel tank farm with a capacity of 2.1 million litres of aviation fuel and it is a private sector arrangement. That facility is 80 percent completed. We have the tallest control tower in Nigeria and it is done on concrete. “The staircase is fire prove. We call it the safe heaven. Once there is fire in that building and we enter the staircase and close it, the fire would not get in. It also has self fire-fighting equipment. We have a tank, we have a fire pump house and we send water. Every room and office has a sprinkler. “Beside it, we have a firehouse. The firehouse is the most recent fire tenders in the world from Germany. This fire service takes 12,500 liters each and they are three. So the category of fire cover we have here is category 9, which is the biggest,” the Commissioner said. Training He said the state government has already awarded the contract to train the technical personnel to East Wing. The personnel to be trained include general training, aviation safety and security. The Commissioner also said the Governor visited this site at least once a week and construction has been on for one year and three months and no contractor is owed; “once contractors submit their certificates, he (the Governor) pays. He has not borrowed any money to construct this airport.” Ifejiofor also disclosed that airlines and other service providers are showing interest to come to this airport, adding that so many people want to build maintenance hangar here, including Nigeria’s major carrier, which has indicated interest to set up a Maintenance Repair Overhaul (MRO) facility at the airport. He added that there are plans to set up aviation training school at the airport premises. “Before December 2021, commercial schedule operations would have commenced at this airport,” the Commissioner assured. Potential Industry expert and CEO of Belujane Konsult, Chris Aligbe, told THISDAY that for the Anambra airport to be of high utility and profitable, it must be designated as cargo airport, whereby the federal government would recognise it as cargo facility to enable it take in cargo directly from overseas. “They should seek an approval for international cargo operation. They should not border about passengers. Passengers can go to Enugu for major international flights, but they should look at cargo and seek approval for international cargo operation. If they should do that and begin to build on it, the airport will become attractive. For cargo, the airport will be the only one in that region, except Enugu. But if it does well as a cargo airport, it can go a long way,” Aligbe said. Also the Chief Executive Officer of Mainstream Cargo Limited, Seyi Adewale said the airport would further endear many economic actors to the state, thereby increasing the state’s prosperity and accessibility considering the current state of the country’s road network Adewale explained that the capacity of the state to generate additional Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) would improve based on rentals and other taxes that would be generated from the airport and associated businesses. He also noted that the enhanced and efficient movement of goods, services and human capital would improve the state’s capacity to attract investment. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by Landmack: 11:06am On May 07, 2021 |
see what some of us are saying; dislodge these illegal shanties and clear these roads. Same should go for ekeawka..those bus drivers and keke doing illegal stop 4 passengers causing traffic should also be arrested let sanity return to the state capital. The capital isn't that big but has annoying gridlocks 2 Likes
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Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by custainmowole: 11:15am On May 07, 2021 |
This is great Rocksvibes234: 2 Likes |
Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by ejanla077: 2:26pm On May 07, 2021 |
Ok |
Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by chiefobdk(m): 2:28pm On May 07, 2021 |
globemoney01: Ngwa jezie kuo isi na ana anumanu 30k a month... Why is it that you poor things re always aggressive. Over 15 years doing pen for hire for politicians from ngige to Obiano harbouring hatred for someone who's shoe u can never be worthy to lace dead or alive in this life past or next... Leave hatred let ur mind clear u will see things start working out for u... After more than 15 years sycophantic delusion for politicians yet u have no one no contact just working for james eze... For pea nuts. U re getting old u cant live live dis.. 30k wont pay university fees.. Onye uchu 3 Likes |
Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by globemoney01: 5:02pm On May 07, 2021 |
chiefobdk:Oga you are not from Nnewi neither are you from Anambra. You exposed yourself by yourself. Shut up and stop crying. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by AsomughaChuks05: 5:42pm On May 07, 2021 |
Let's keep showcasing the Chief Willie Obiano International Airport Umueri because it is choking opposition. It will be an excellent selling point for APGA for the November 6 election. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by ejanla077: 8:59pm On May 07, 2021 |
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Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by chiefobdk(m): 9:01pm On May 07, 2021 |
globemoney01: If i am not from Nnewi let me not succeed in life.. But if I'm from Nnewi you will never succeed or gain anything in life... 30k pen for hire.... At over 40... I get ur bitterness... Why u cant get Obi off ur dirty mind. 1 Like |
Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by 3pointsagree: 7:34am On May 08, 2021 |
chiefobdk: Anambra is the Singapore It's going to be a first world city state 3 Likes |
Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by 3pointsagree: 7:35am On May 08, 2021 |
ejanla077: Thank God for anambra |
Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by chiefobdk(m): 1:40pm On May 08, 2021 |
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Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by IGBOSON1: 3:07pm On May 08, 2021 |
Just read the post on the airport. Someone was suggesting the state should concentrate on getting approval for international cargo operations and leave international passenger operations to AIIA, Enugu! I thought everything was already settled....that the airport is for both local and international cargo/passenger operations!? So what if the state can find a international airline to serve the airport say twice a week? Or is it that Abuja just doesn’t want to give approval or what? 2 Likes |
Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by IGBOSON1: 3:11pm On May 08, 2021 |
Any news on operations at the Onitsha river port? It was all the rave a few months back when we were teased with images of container-laden barges from Lagos testing its facilities! Anyone!? |
Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by ChimaAdeoye: 3:56pm On May 08, 2021 |
I think the space on the right side of the current terminal building will be for extension or building of terminal 2 to incorporate the freight/cargo landing facilities. Cargo holding/storage buildings can then be built in one location behind the control tower. So that clearing of goods area does not disrupt the smooth functioning of the airport. Also, as the airport begins to grow, it will be beneficial to extend a parallel taxiway to both ends of the runway. So that planes can quickly land and clear the runway into the taxiway for other planes to land and take off. 8 Likes 4 Shares
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Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by ChimaAdeoye: 4:25pm On May 08, 2021 |
IGBOSON1: The ignorance that all international flights originate from ONE airport abroad and must end in ONE airport in Nigeria is part of our biggest damaged mindset of being in Nigeria for too long. All over the world, one airport can specialize in receiving international flights from Asia and another specializes in flights from Europe, etc. There is no reason why Ethiopian and Turkish air that indicated interest to fly to Enugu should not continue to use the AIIA. While the new Anambra Intl. airport concentrates on getting direct flights from China and the far-east where most Nigerian traders visit. Truth be told, AIIA, Enugu cannot handle more than 6 international airlines going there daily. The infrastructure simply does not exist for enough baggage claim carrousel, airport security, or even chairs for intending travelers! What we ask for each time we say London Heathrow airport handles 80 million passengers why can't Lagos handle the same? Yet we don't invest in the level of infrastructure to enable us to handle that population of passengers as Heathrow, or Atlanta, or Bangkok. It's like a village hut owner asking why his hut cannot contain 500 people to sleep in comfort while Nicon Hilton Abuja can contain 1,000 people to sleep in comfort. The answer is INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE TO HANDLE IT! None of our airports in Nigeria today was built to properly handle 2 million passengers. So any airport handling more than that without a massive expansion of infrastructure is doing so chaotically and people will hate to use such overcrowded hellish facilities. The sad thing about Nigerians is that they want all planes to land in one airport because it's located in their village, yet they won't spend the money to build such facilities to handle that massive number. Look at Lagos airport, it is congested and chaotic. It does not even have chairs for passengers to sit in! You will have to pretend you want to eat Mr. Biggs just to sit in their chairs and wait for your flight! Imagine if all flights to Abuja, Kano, PH are also forced to use only Lagos airport with its very poor infrastructure. Countries where more than 6 international airlines use an airport ensure that such airports are huge! It must have many terminal and an adequate number of chairs for the number of passengers expected. In fact, many such airports abroad require trains to move from one terminal to another because the airport is vast to ensure an easy and efficient flow of passengers, landings, takeoffs, and where planes can park. Nigeria cannot afford to build such super airports, yet we always want our tiny terminals and tiny aprons to hold 100 planes at once! Not to mention the number of people who will need to be searched and processed before they get to the secure parts of the airport. It is often a logistical nightmare that countries with the poor organizational ability and inadequate infrastructure are unable to cope with. I have said this before and will repeat it again because our people don't understand this fine point. We build airports so that BOTH Nigerians and foreigners can come and use the facility without crying about the hellish ordeal of going through our airports. The level of ease using our airports should be the same level of ease using Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town or Cairo, or Nairobi airports! Even Ghana has upgraded the Kotoka Intl airport because your airport isn't just for your citizens. It should also meet basic international standards and AVOID OVERCROWDING due to too few facilities INCLUDING QUEUING TO USE TOILETS! 7 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by investnow2013: 4:44pm On May 08, 2021 |
ChimaAdeoye: 4 Likes |
Re: Update on developments in Anambra state-photos by afube: 4:57pm On May 08, 2021 |
ChimaAdeoye: Good advice! I believe that there is adequate space for a cargo handling terminal/warehouse ! the Anambra state govt. can lobby the courier companies ( FedEx, ups, and DHL) to host their regional hubs for west Africa/central africa regions, we can improve our chances of getting that business if we can complete work on the orient aviation fuel depot and air peace maintenance hanger. 7 Likes 1 Share |
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