The Anambra State Government has earmarked six billion naira for the construction of the Anambra State International Cargo Airport at Umueri.Governor Willie Obiano made the disclosure at the presentation of the state’s 2020 budget to the state’s Assembly in Awka.
He announced that a total of over twenty-two billion naira was estimated for the construction of roads and bridges, while six point ninety-eight billion naira was set aside for implementation of strategic initiatives in the Health sector.
The Governor, who later hosted stakeholders at the Government Lodge in Amawbia, said his administration decided to invest in the airport to actualize the promise he made during 2017 governorship campaign.
The Governor said that constructing an international airport in the state would boost economic development and increase the income base of the state noting that critics of his administration would be shocked at the pace of work at the airport’s site after the rainy season.Governor Obiano, who also spoke extensively on what his administration was doing in the health sector, urged residents of the state to embrace the state’s health insurance scheme.He appealed to the people of Anambra State and to non-natives residing in the state, to register with the scheme because of the immense benefits of the scheme.
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