President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has renamed some Federal airports in the country after some prominent Nigerians.
The Memo which contained the renaming of the airports was announced by the Federal Ministry of Aviation dated June 1, 2023, and was signed by Mrs Joke Olatunji for the Director of Airports Operations on 26 of June, 2023.
The statement noted that the renaming of the airports is in regards to the ” reforms in the Aviation Sector.”
The Maiduguri Airport was renamed after the immediate past President, Muhammadu Buhari and the Nasarawa Airport immortalized the late founder of the Sokoto Caliphate Usman Dan Fodio while the Port Harcourt Airport was renamed after the nationalist Obefemi Awolowo.
In the same vein, Ebonyi Airport was renamed after the late Senate President Chuba Okadigbo, Benin Airport after the late Oba of Benin, Oba Akenzua II while Ibadan Airport was renamed after the late Premier of the Old Western Region, Oladoke Akintola.
