By Dickson Omobola
The decision of Anambra State government to construct another airport has come under severe criticisms, with many describing it as a misplaced priority.
The backlash comes nine months after the state government dismissed reports of a proposed airport in Ndikelionwu, Orumba North Local Government Area, barely 60 kilometres by road from the existing Chinua Achebe International Airport in Umueri.
On September 11, 2025, the state’s Commissioner for Information, Dr Law Mefor, said the rumours emerged after a visit to the Anambra Mixed-Use Industrial City, AMIC, with some people assuming that the industrial park would require its own airport.
Mefor clarified that no decision had been taken on whether to build a railway or an airport to serve AMIC, and any such decision would be communicated through the appropriate official channels.
