Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Retd. ), the immediate past president, has authorised the renaming of 15 airports after renowned Nigerians.
This was contained in a statement sent to the media on Sunday by the Ministry of Aviation’s Head of Press and Public Affairs, Odutayo Oluseyi.
The airports, according to the statement, are as follows:
Akure International Airport was named after Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu
Benin International Airport now known as Oba Akinzua ii,
Dutse International Airport renamed Muhammed Nuhu Sanusi,
Ebonyi International Airport Okadigbo now known as Chuba Wilberforce,
Gombe International Airport was renamed Brigadier Zakari Maimalari.
Ibadan International Airport (Samuel Ladoke Akintola),
Ilorin International Airport (General Tunde Abdullahi Idiagbon),
Kaduna International Airport (Gen. Hassan Usman Katsina),
Maiduguri International Airport (President Muhammadu Buhari).
Others include:
Makurdi International Airport was renamed after Joseph Sarwuan Tarka,
Minna International Airport was renamed Mall. Abubakar Imam,
Nasarrawa International Airport named after Sheikh Usman Danfodio,
Osubi International Airport renamed Alfred Diete Spiff,
Port Harcourt International Airport renamed Obafemi Jeremiah Awolowo,
Yola International Airport is now known as Lamido Aliyu Mustapha Airport
