The International Convention Centre (ICC), Awka, the Anambra capital would be opened on the 9th of March 2022.
The out going Governor of Anambra State Willie Obiano said so when he embarked on facility tour last week.
Absradio reports that Governor Obiano paid an inspection visit to the project.
The governor, who was accompanied on the visit by some traditional rulers, led by their chairman, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe on arrival, observed that installation of the cooling systems, chairs, sound system, curtains, among other finishing touches were ongoing.
The contractor handling the project, Mr. Mark Tu was on ground to receive and conduct the governor and his entourage round the facility.
Speaking, Igwe Achebe who said that they have visited and seen the take of the project from inception, described it as money well spent and one of the best in Nigeria.
According to an earlier report by SunOnline Michael Okonkwo, Commissioner for Housing in Anambra said that the edifice, which had 10,000 sitting capacity, would be one of the biggest and most sophisticated convention centres in Nigeria when completed.
He said Anambra ICC was approved by Gov. Willie Obiano under the Project Fund and would be the destination to national and international conferences and conventions of any magnitude.
This edifice has high local content; the contractor, the engineers, skilled workers and artisans totalling about 800 workers who have worked here since the project started are all Nigerians.
The Anambra ICC was designed in Nigeria and modelled in China where all the steel inputs were fabricated and imported from, but all other input were sourced locally,” he said.
Okonkwo, an architect said the ICC sitting on nine hectare of land had a capacity of 10, 000 seats in the convention hall alone with inbuilt sound system and three event halls of different sizes, shops and banking hall. He said the place was designed to accommodate a football pitc- sized lawn for games, monument fountain, 1, 500 car parking spaces, drive-in boulevard and a five-star hotel facility.
