President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the renaming of 15 of the country’s airports after some prominent Nigerians. The renaming of the airports was announced in a memo by the Federal Ministry of Aviation dated June 1, 2023, and signed by Mrs. Joke Olatunji for the Director of Airport Operations on Monday. The statement noted the President renamed the airports “as part of reforms of the Aviation sector.” The Maiduguri Airport was renamed after the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari and the Port Harcourt Airport after the late nationalist Obafemi Awolowo while the Nasarawa Airport immortalised the late founder of the Sokoto Caliphate, Usman Dan Fodio. Details Shortly…
has approved the renaming of 15 of the country’s airports after some prominent Nigerians.
The renaming of the airports was announced in a memo by the Federal Ministry of Aviation dated June 1, 2023, and signed by Mrs. Joke Olatunji for the Director of Airport Operations on Monday.The Maiduguri Airport was renamed after the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari and the Port Harcourt Airport after the late nationalist Obafemi Awolowo while the Nasarawa Airport immortalised the late founder of the Sokoto Caliphate, Usman Dan Fodio.
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