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In a tribute to some of the country\u2019s most illustrious figures, President Bola Tinubu has announced the renaming of several federal airports.<\/div>\n
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\nThe move, which the Federal Ministry of Aviation says is part of a sector-wide reform, was unveiled in a memo on Monday, June 1, 2023.<\/p>\n

According to the memo, penned by Mrs Joke Olatunji for the Director of Airport Operations, the Maiduguri Airport will now honour the immediate past President, Muhammadu Buhari.<\/p>\n

The Port Harcourt Airport will bear the name of the late nationalist Obafemi Awolowo.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the Nasarawa Airport has been christened after the late founder of the Sokoto Caliphate, Usman Dan Fodio.<\/p>\n

Other honourees include the late Oba of Benin, Oba Akenzua II, for whom the Benin Airport has been renamed. The Ebonyi Airport will carry the name of the late Senate President Chuba Okadigbo, and the Ibadan Airport will honour the late Premier of the old Western Region, Ladoke Akintola.<\/p>\n

See the full list below:<\/p>\n

1. Akure Airport \u2013 Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu<\/p>\n

2. Benin Airport \u2013 Oba Akenzua II<\/p>\n

3. Dutse Airport \u2013 Muhammad Nuhu Sanusi<\/p>\n

4. Ebonyi Airport \u2013 Chuba Wilberforce Okadigbo<\/p>\n

5. Gombe Airport \u2013 Brigadier Zakari Maimalari<\/p>\n

6. Ibadan Airport \u2013 Samuel Ladoke Akintola<\/p>\n

7. Ilorin Airport \u2013 Gen. Tunde Idiagbon<\/p>\n

8. Kaduna Airport \u2013 Hassan Usman Katsina<\/p>\n

9. Maiduguri Airport \u2013 Gen. Mumammadu Buhari<\/p>\n

10. Makurdi Airport \u2013 Joseph Sarwuan Tarka<\/p>\n

11. Minna Airpor \u2013 Mallam Abubakar Imam<\/p>\n

12. Nassarawa Airport \u2013 Sheikh Usman Dan Fodio<\/p>\n

13. Osubi Airport \u2013 Alfred Diete Spiff<\/p>\n

14. Port Harcourt Airport \u2013 Obafemi Jeremiah Awolowo<\/p>\n

15. Yola Airport \u2013 Lamido Aliyu Mustapha.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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