President Bola Ahmed Tinubu renames some federal airports after Buhari, and Awolowo, including some other prominent Nigerians.
The rename of some of these federal airports was announced in a memo released by the Federal Ministry of Aviation dated June 1, 2023, and signed by Mrs. Joke Olatunji for the Director of Airport Operations on Monday.
Stating that the President renamed the airports “as part of reforms of the Aviation sector.”
See the Full List of Airports Tinubu Renamed below
| No. | Formally | Now |
|---|---|---|
| 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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