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FG renames Minna Airport to honour President Tinubu
The Federal Government has decided to rename the Minna Airport in Niger State, after President Bola Tinubu just before the airport’s scheduled inauguration on Monday.
Previously, the airport was named after the late Abubakar Imam by the FG as part of a larger initiative to honor prominent figures in Nigeria by naming 15 airports after them.
During a media briefing at the Government House in Minna, the state Commissioner for Information, Binta Mamman, shared this news and also highlighted the preparations underway for the upcoming inauguration event, where the President will be present to officially open the airport along with showcasing new mechanised farming equipment.
“All is set for the Niger State Government to receive President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Minna, the state capital. During the President’s visit, he will commission the remodelled and upgraded terminal at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport,” she said.
The commissioner disclosed that the remodelling of the airport was originally an FG project but due to a delay in completion, the state government took over the project after consultation with relevant authorities for speedy completion.
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She further stated that the project would serve as an alternative to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport considering the state’s proximity to the nation’s capital.
The state Commissioner for Industry, Trade and Investment, Aminu Takuma, who was represented by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Governance and Reform, Dr. Isah Adamu, while fielding questions from newsmen, explained that the renaming of the Airport was based on the support of the President to the state so far.
He said it was the FG’s prerogative to rename the airport since it was the same that had earlier named it.
The Commissioner for Agriculture, Musa Salihu, also revealed that the state-of-the-art- equipment for agricultural mechanisation procured by the state government to support and achieve the food security agenda of both the State and Federal Governments would be inaugurated.
He explained that the equipment such as tractors, power tillers, planters and harvesters were already assembled at the airport for a symbolic demonstration of irrigation farming at the Airport City Free Agro Processing Zone.
Salihu said with all the efforts of the Governor Mohammed Bago-led administration especially on agriculture, the state would be the agricultural hub of Nigeria.
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