The Anambra State Government has faulted reports that it was embarking on the construction of another airport at Ndikelionwu in the Orumba North Local Government Area of the state.

The state Commissioner for Information, Dr Law Mefor, said that there was no such plan, less than four years after the inauguration of the current Chinua Achebe International Cargo Airport, Umeri in Anambra East council area.

Mr Mefor said in a press statement to journalists in Awka on Friday that the government’s attention was drawn to a false report making the rounds about plans to build a second airport.

He urged the public to disregard the report as “distractions from anti -government individuals” and described the reports as “falsehood and speculative.”

According to him, the speculation may be following the recent visit to the Anambra Mixed-use Industrial City (AMIC), with some people possibly assuming that the industrial park would require its own airport.

The commissioner said that in alignment with the governor’s Urban Renewal Plan, multimodal transport systems, including railways and airports, were being studied as part of the AMIC master plan to ensure long-term economic and infrastructural sustainability.

He said that the recent site visit was specifically to commence technical investigations to determine the most suitable locations for the transport systems within the industrial park and the new city design, should the need arise in the future.

Mr Mefor said, “The final master plan also integrates the 4,000-hectare Anambra Mixed-Use Industrial City (AMIC), a pharmaceutical hub, and a new global-standard urban city with innovation centres, education and medical facilities, tourism, business districts, and housing clusters to drive industrialisation and sustainable growth. The Anambra State Government therefore clarifies that whether or not a railway and an airport should be built to service AMIC has not been decided, and any such decision will be communicated through official channels when taken. Members of the public are therefore advised to disregard this false report and continue to rely on official announcements on any significant projects or developments in the state.’’

 (NAN)