Buhari renames airports after Awolowo, Idiagbon, Akintola, Danfodio

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the renaming of no fewer than 15 airports after some prominent Nigerian leaders.

This was made known via a statement issued on Monday, May 29, by the Head of Press and Public Affairs, Ministry of Aviation, Odutayo Oluseyi.

Oluseyi noted that the approval was given on Friday, May 26.

The airports include Akure Airport, named after Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu; Benin International Airport was also named after Oba Akenzua II; Dutse International Airport was renamed to Muhammed Nuhu Sanusi; Ebonyi International Airport Okadigbo will now be known as Chuba Wilberforce; while Gombe International Airport was renamed Brigadier Zakari Maimalari.

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Also on the list are Ibadan Airport (Samuel Ladoke Akintola); Ilorin International Airport (General Tunde Abdullahi Idiagbon); Kaduna International Airport (Gen. Hassan Usman Katsina); and Maiduguri International Airport (President Muhammadu Buhari).

Others are the Makurdi International Airport which will now be known as Joseph Sarwuan Tarka; Minna International Airport was renamed to Mall Abubakar Imam; Nasarrawa International Airport was named after Sheikh Usman Danfodio; Osubi International Airport was renamed Alfred Diete-Spiff.

The Port Harcourt International Airport was renamed Obafemi Jeremiah Awolowo, while Yola International Airport is now known as Lamido Aliyu Mustapha Airport.

The Star