President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the renaming of 15 airports across Nigeria after some prominent Nigerian leaders.
The airports include Akure International Airport, named after Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu; Benin International Airport was also named after Oba Akinzua 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.
Also on the list are 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 the Makurdi International Airport which will now be known as Joseph Sarwuan Tarka; Minna International Airport has been renamed to Mall. Abubakar Imam; Nasarrawa International Airport was named after Sheikh Usman Danfodio; Osubi International Airport was renamed Alfred Diete-Spiff.
While the Port Harcourt International Airport was renamed Obafemi Jeremiah Awolowo, Yola International Airport is now known as Lamido Aliyu Mustapha Airport.
