The renaming of 15 airports after notable Nigerians was agreed by outgoing President Buhari.
The approval was granted on Friday, May 2, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Aviation and signed by Odutayo Oluseyi, Head of Press and Public Affairs.
The statements list the airports to be renamed as Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu International Airport in Akure, Oba Akenzua II International Airport in Benin, Muhammed Nuhu Sanusi International Airport in Dutse, Chuba Wilberforce International Airport in Ebonyi, and Brigadier Zakari Maimalari International Airport in Gombe.
Others include Maiduguri International Airport, which was renamed after President Muhammadu Buhari, Ibadan International Airport, which was renamed after Samuel Ladoke Akintola, Ilorin International Airport, which was renamed after General Tunde Abdullahi Idiagbon, Kaduna International Airport, and Maiduguri International Airport.
The statement added that Makurdi International Airport will now be known as Joseph Sarwuan Tarka; Minna International Airport renamed Mall. Abubakar Imam; Nasarrawa International Airport renamed after Sheikh Usman Danfodio; Osubi International Airport renamed Alfred Diete Spiff; Port Harcourt International Airport renamed Obafemi Jeremiah Awolowo and Yola International Airport now known as Lamido Aliyu Mustapha Airport.
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Wendy about 2 hours ago Lol 😂 😂 All these places have “international” airports?
ANYIAM AUSTIN about 1 hour ago Anything else? Your tenure never finish? One thing is to approve when you are not in power, the people will decide. I wan rule, l wan rule…… Na so you meet Nigeria e for let you take over to rule?
Anonymous about 2 hours ago While in developed societies, major public institutions are named after academics, scientists, Nobel laureates, etc to drive innovation and professionalism in private pursuits, in Nigeria names of government properties (including universities which are the domain of profs) are solely reserved for past politicians and military administrators. These indirectly encourage corruption and the do-or-die brand of politics in the country.
FanBergé about 2 hours ago PH airport renamed after Awolowo ? Wow, the man who conceptualized and applied in Nigeria the evil concept of “starvation is a weapon of war”. Result: Hundreds of thousands of children of the former eastern region died slowly. And it’s in that region that an airport is named after him and not in south west. His most vicious adversary Akintola has an airport named after him in the SW but not him Awolowo. But some mindless folks in Rivers state think he is the right person to have an airport named after him in that state and not Elechi Amadi or Melford Okilo or even Edwin Clark…. Pathetic!
Anonymous about 1 hour ago Wike, over to you! Port Harcourt Airport is named after Awolowo…
Anonymous about 2 hours ago Why name port Harcourt Airport after Obafemi Awolowo? Is that his state? So there are no notable men from rivers that deserve it abi? Why not name lagos after him? This is see finish.
