It is sad and very unfortunate that they used the money that should have been deployed in completing the Umueri Airport to test run it.
Sincerely, the money wasted in the noise and fan fare including media coverage of the test run would have completed the airport by now.
It will be bad if that airport after the abracadabra ends up as uncompleted project before November 6.
In their uncalculated propaganda, we were told that the airport will be completed, commissioned and functional by April 2021. From February through March to April, the noise grew. All manner of groups were taken to the airport for site seeing.
When we got to April, it became a breaking News that the Umueri Airport will come on board so that the opposition will be shamed.
In other to beat the April deadline, the announcement came that Umueri airport will be commissioned on April 30. And on the said date, the red carpet was rolled. All manner of invitations were sent. The media was agog.
Those of us in the opposition who came hard on them on the lies being told about the airport were waiting to be shamed and suddenly a breaking News came in. The first flight has just landed at Umueri Airport.
It was Air Peace and the CEO of the aircraft, Allen Onyema was onboard. Another breaking News flew in again, the second aircraft also landed. And thirdly, one small chopper brought in a dignitary.
And the APGA media team went on rampage. All manner of abuses were rained on opposition. Some of us panicked and sent out a complementary statement like “Akpokue has done well on this airport, congratulations to him.” This was part of what the opposition could monster at the face of heavy media bombardments.
As the noise began to fade, the reality began to dawn on us. The noise changed when it was clear that the airport was just 50% completed. After April 30, some persons coming to Anambra wanted to book their flights to Umueri Airport, and in all the Aviation roasters, there is nothing like functional airport in Anambra state.
And people began to ask questions, what of the airport Gov Obiano commissioned on April 30. That was when the truth surfaced that the airport was not ready, that it was only 50% ready and can not be used till possibly next year. that’s if work continues progressively. It was at this point that the same media vuvuzelas told us that the magamaga that took place on April 30, was a test run and not commissioning.
I think the governor was ill advised. All the money wasted in bringing who is who in Nigeria to tour the airport and the over bloated test run event would have completed the airport.
So sad that this administration ran on propaganda for 8 years.
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