President Bola Tinubu has approved the renaming of about 15 federal government-owned airports after some prominent Nigerians including the immediate past president, Muhammadu Buhari.
This was made known via a memo signed by the Director of Airport Operations, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs Joke Olatunji and it was dated 19 June.
The memo which was made available to journalists on Monday, revealed that President Bola Tinubu renamed the airports “as part of reforms of the Aviation sector.”
The memo reads in part: “I am directed to refer to a memo with reference number, FMA/T4464/7090/T7B/647 dated 1 June, 2023 from the Federal Ministry of Aviation on the naming of some federal airports after notable Nigerians.
“Please kindly be informed that the under-listed Airports have been renamed by the President as part of reforms of the Aviation sector”.
Check out full list below:
1. Maiduguri Airport – Gen. Mumammadu Buhari
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. Akure Airport – Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu
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