President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently announced the renaming of several federally-owned airports in Nigeria to honour influential figures. The Federal Ministry of Aviation, in a memo dated June 1, 2023, and signed by Director of Airport Operations, Joke Olatunji, confirmed this decision, stating that it forms part of the Aviation sector’s ongoing reforms.
The renamed airports are as follows:
1. Akure Airport – Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu
2. Benin Airport – Oba Akenzua II
3. Dutse Airport – Muhammad Nuhu Sanusi
4. Ebonyi Airport – Chuba Wilberforce Okadigbo
5. Gombe Airport – Brigadier Zakari Maimalari
6. Ibadan Airport – Samuel Ladoke Akintola
7. Ilorin Airport – Gen. Tunde Idiagbon
8. Kaduna Airport – Hassan Usman Katsina
9. Maiduguri Airport – Gen. Mumammadu Buhari
10. Makurdi Airport – Joseph Sarwuan Tarka
11. Minna Airpor – Mallam Abubakar Imam
12. Nassarawa Airport – Sheikh Usman Dan Fodio
13. Osubi Airport – Alfred Diete Spiff
14. Port Harcourt Airport – Obafemi Jeremiah Awolowo
15. Yola Airport – Lamido Aliyu Mustapha
These renaming initiatives aim to pay tribute to the significant contributions made by these esteemed individuals in Nigerian history.
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