Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia
President Bola Tinubu, has renamed 15 airports after some prominent Nigerians including the immediate-past President, Muhammadu Buhari; late founder of Sokoto caliphate, Usman Dan Fodio; and former Senate President, Chuba Okadigbo.
This was contained in a memo by the Federal Ministry of Aviation and signed by Mrs Joke Olatunji for the Director of Airport Operations on Monday.
Below is a full list of the affected airports obtained by Ikengaonline:
- Akure Airport – Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu
- Benin Airport – Oba Akenzua II
- Dutse Airport – Muhammad Nuhu Sanusi
- Ebonyi Airport – Chuba Wilberforce Okadigbo
- Gombe Airport – Brigadier Zakari Maimalari
- Ibadan Airport – Samuel Ladoke Akintola
- Ilorin Airport – Gen. Tunde Idiagbon
- Kaduna Airport – Hassan Usman Katsina
- Maiduguri Airport – Gen. Mumammadu Buhari
- Makurdi Airport – Joseph Sarwuan Tarka
- Minna Airpor – Mallam Abubakar Imam
- Nassarawa Airport – Sheikh Usman Dan Fodio
- Osubi Airport – Alfred Diete Spiff
- Port Harcourt Airport – Obafemi Jeremiah Awolowo
- Yola Airport – Lamido Aliyu Mustapha
