NDC Mulls Renaming Tamale Airport (Push for Gbewaa Name Reflecting Northern Heritage)
Hamza SuhuyinHamza Suhuyini, a member of the NDC communications team, has said that the party wants to look into changing the name of Tamale International Airport, which is now called Yakubu Tali International Airport. They say that the name doesn’t fit with the larger identity of northern Ghana. He said on Channel One TV that the NDC had suggested the name Gbewaa International Airport to honor the shared ancestry of people from the Northern, North East, and Upper East regions. However, the Akufo-Addo-led NPP government instead named the airport after Yakubu Tali, a founding member of the NPP. He said that the NDC government is now thinking about that choice again. He also said that the issue is part of a larger review of public facility names because the government wants to change the name of Kotoka International Airport.i, a member of the NDC communications team, has said that the party wants to look into changing the name of Tamale International Airport, which is now called Yakubu Tali International Airport. They say that the name doesn’t fit with the larger identity of northern Ghana. He said on Channel One TV that the NDC had suggested the name Gbewaa International Airport to honor the shared ancestry of people from the Northern, North East, and Upper East regions. However, the Akufo-Addo-led NPP government instead named the airport after Yakubu Tali, a founding member of the NPP. He said that the NDC government is now thinking about that choice again. He also said that the issue is part of a larger review of public facility names because the government wants to change the name of Kotoka International Airport.
