President Bola Tinubu has renamed some federal government-owned airports after some notable Nigerians including the immediate past president, Muhammadu Buhari.
The development was contained in a memo dated June 1, signed by Mrs Joke Olatunji for the Director of Airport Operations, Federal Ministry of Aviation.
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.”
See 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 Airport – 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
