Member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) communications team, Hamza Suhuyini, has disclosed that the party intends to review the renaming of Tamale International Airport, currently named Yakubu Tali International Airport.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Wednesday, February 4, Mr. Suhuyini said the NDC had originally proposed naming the airport Gbewaa International Airport to reflect the shared ancestral heritage of people from the Northern, North East, and Upper East Regions, when the New Patriotic Party (NPP) decided to rename the airport to honour the people of Northern Ghana.
He added that the then Akufo-Addo-led government, however, chose to name the facility after Yakubu Tali, a founding member of the NPP.
“The NPP named the Tamale airport after one of its foundational members, Yakubu Tali, who is a sub-chief of the Ya Naa. We argued then that if the renaming was truly to honour the people of the North, it would have been better to name it Gbewaa International Airport, because people from the Northern, North East, and Upper East Regions all identify with Gbewaa as a common ancestor,” he said.
He further revealed that the NDC administration is reconsidering the decision.
“They ignored our proposal and went ahead to name it Yakubu Tali International Airport. That particular name is also under review, so you can be rest assured,” he added.
Mr. Suhuyini’s comments come shortly after the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, announced government plans to rename Kotoka International Airport to Accra International Airport.
