Full List: Buhari, Awolowo, and others have airports renamed by Tinubu.

 

In a recent move to reform the aviation sector, President Bola Tinubu has renamed several federal airports after prominent Nigerians. The announcement was made in a memo released by the Federal Ministry of Aviation on June 1, 2023, and signed by Mrs Joke Olatunji for the Director of Airport Operations.

As part of the renaming, the Maiduguri Airport has been named after the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari, while the Port Harcourt Airport has been named after the late nationalist Obafemi Awolowo. Additionally, the Nasarawa Airport has been renamed in honor of the late founder of the Sokoto Caliphate, Usman Dan Fodio.

This move is expected to honor the legacies of these prominent Nigerians and contribute to the development of the aviation sector in the country.

In a move to honor prominent figures in Nigerian history, several airports in the country have been renamed. The Benin Airport has been renamed after the late Oba of Benin, Oba Akenzua II. 

Similarly, the Ebonyi Airport has been renamed after the late Senate President Chuba Okadigbo, while the Ibadan Airport has been renamed after the late Premier of the old Western Region, Ladoke Akintola.

 These changes serve as a reminder of the important contributions made by these individuals to the development of Nigeria.

Below is the full list:

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

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