By Charles Adingupu
As part of his last minute function, outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the renaming of 15 Airports after prominent Nigerians.
This was contained in a statement from the Ministry of Aviation signed by the Head of Press and Public Affairs, Odutayo Oluseyi, on Friday.
The airports include Akure International Airport named after Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu; Benin International Airport now known as Oba Akinzua II: Dutse International Airport renamed Muhammed Nuhu Sanusi; Ebonyi International Airport now known as Chuba Wilberforce; and Gombe International Airport renamed Brigadier Zakari Maimalari.
The others include the Ibadan International 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 Makurdi International Airport. renamed after Joseph Sarwuan Tarka; Minna International Airport 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 and Yola International Airport now known as Lamido Aliyu Mustapha Airport.
