The Niger State Government has renamed the Abubakar Imam Kagara International Airport after President Bola Tinubu, ahead of his scheduled state visit to Minna on Monday.

The Commissioner for Industry, Trade and Investment, Aminu Suleman –Takuma, disclosed this while addressing journalists at the Government House, Minna on Sunday.

Represented by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Governance and Reform, Dr. Isah Adamu, the commissioner said all was set by the state government to receive the number one citizen of the country.

Mr Suleiman-Takuma explained that the renaming of the airport was based on the support of the President to the state so far.

The commissioner added that the President would also perform the foundation laying of the new Hajj Terminal in Minna during his visit.

Also, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Hajiya Binta Mamman, said all was set for the state government to receive the President.

She said that the President was billed to inaugurate the remodelled and upgraded terminal at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport.

The commissioner noted that the remodelling was originally a Federal Government project but due to delay in completion, the state government took it over after consultation with relevant authorities, for speedy completion.

She said that the project, now ready for inauguration by the President, would serve as an alternative to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, considering the state’s proximity to the nation’s capital.

The commissioner assured that modalities were in place to ensure a hitch-free and successful event.

Besides, the Commissioner for Agriculture, Musa Salihu Bosso, noted 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 and the irrigation farming at the Airport City Free Agro Processing Zone would be demonstrated.

The commissioner said with the efforts of the Bago-led administration, especially on agriculture, Niger would become the country’s agricultural hub.

(NAN)