In a resolution during a plenary session on Tuesday, the Nigerian Senate moved a motion to rename the airport in Benin in honour of the state's late monarch.
Oba Erediauwa
Members of the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday, resolved to name the airport in Benin City, Edo State after the former Oba of Benin Kingdom, late Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolopolo, Oba Erediauwa.
According to Punch newspaper, the lawmakers who reached the resolution during the plenary on Tuesday, revealed that the airport is to be renamed as Oba Erediauwa Airport.
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