Wunmi Semudara
The Federal Government has approved the renaming of some Nigerian Airports across the country.
This was contained in a memo signed by the Director, Airport Operations, Olatunji Joke R (Mrs.) and made available on the Twitter handle.
According to her, President Bola Tinubu gave the approval on Monday, while also requesting that all Head of Directors Operations of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria take note and reflect it in their memos and letters.
The memo, with reference number, FMA/T4464/7090/178/647 and dated 1 June, 2023, was issued from the office of the Federal Ministry of Aviation, on the naming of some federal airports after notable Nigerians.
According to the memo, President Tinubu renamed the Federal Airports in favour of some prominent Nigerians, among which were the immediate past president, Muhammad Buhari, late General Tunde Idiagbon, Chuba Okadigbo, Oba Akenzua 11, among others.
Below are the names of the renamed Airports by the President as part of reforms of the Aviation sector.
Akure Airport – Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu,
Benin Airport – Oba Akenzua 11
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 Airport – Mallam Abubakar Imam
Nassarawa Airport – Sheikh Usman Danfodio
Osubi Airport- Alfred Diete Spiff
Port Harcourt Airport-Obafemi Jeremiah Awolowo
Yola Airport.- Lamido Aliyu Mustapha.
