FULL LIST: Tinubu renames federal airports after Buhari, other notable Nigerians

By Emmanuel Adeleke

President Bola Tinubu has renamed some federal airports after several notable Nigerians including former President Muhammadu Buhari.

This was contained in statement signed by Mrs Joke Olatunji on behalf of the Director of Airport Operations and made available to newsmen on Monday.

She said that the president renamed the airports as part of the reforms in the aviation sector.

The Maiduguri Airport was renamed after the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari while the Port Harcourt Airport was named after the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo.

Nasarawa Airport was named after the late founder of the Sokoto Caliphate, Usman Dan Fodio.

Also, the Benin Airport was renamed after the late Oba of Benin, Oba Akenzua II; Ebonyi Airport was named after the late Senate President, Chuba Okadigbo and the Ibadan Airport after the late Premier of the old Western Region, Chief Ladoke Akintola.

See the full list below:

1. Akure Airport – Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu
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. Maiduguri Airport – Gen. Mumammadu Buhari
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