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Home»News»Soludo renames Anambra Cargo Airport after Chinua Achebe
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Soludo renames Anambra Cargo Airport after Chinua Achebe

Hassan MuazBy Hassan MuazOctober 2, 2023Updated:October 2, 2023No Comments
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Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has renamed the state’s International Passenger and Cargo Airport after late Chinua Achebe, a novelist, to immortalise him for making an indelible mark on the history of human civilisation.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Achebe is a native of Ogidi in Idemili North Local Government Area of the state.

He died on March 21, 2013 at the age of 82 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Soludo said this on Sunday in Awka at the Independence Day parade to mark Nigeria’s 63rd anniversary, describing Achebe as an example of Africa’s unsung hero.

“Achebe, a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic, gave the African literature an identity and a voice and he rightly reconstructed and refined the identify of the people,” he said.

The governor said that Achebe was not just an Anambra State nor a Nigerian hero, but an African and global hero and yet largely unsung at home.

He said that henceforth, the state shall be deliberate in fishing out and celebrating its largely unsung heroes as motivation to children and youths.

Soludo said: “Unfortunately, some people wrongly think of legacies in terms of brick and mortar. 

“Legacy is about impact on human life and human civilisation.

“Achebe was not a president or governor or military. 

“He did not build bridges or roads or airports, but he will outlive most presidents, governors and ministers in our minds.

“Achebe rejected Nigeria’s national honours twice in protest against what he perceived as injustice to his home state Anambra. 

“Today, Anambra will finally honour him.

“After wide consultations, there is a broad consensus that no one is more deserving to be named after the first airport in Anambra than Anambra’s all-time greatest literary gift to the world, Chinua Achebe.

“Consequently, we will rename the Anambra International Cargo and Passenger Airport, Umueri to Chinua Achebe International Airport, Umueri.

“Yes, it has to be an international airport, and we hope to work with the Federal Government to give full effect to its international status.”

Soludo urged Nigerians to be intentional about making the Project Nigeria work and believe in the potential greatness of the country.

He added: “We have muddled through the past 63 years with squandered opportunities and yet with the promise of potential greatness

“No country or nation is a perfect. 

“Every nation continues to struggle in its match to a more perfect union.

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“The path to stability, growth and sustainability will be challenging as there are no quick fixes.

“But all of us must collectively think and work Nigeria out of the current challenges.

“We have no other country but Nigeria, and we must make it to work for everyone.”

The Governor said his administration was founded on the true progressive agenda and would continue to create the enabling environment for residents to thrive and survive.

NAN reports that the police, paramilitary organisations and students from different schools took part in the parade.

Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo
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