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Akufo-Addo To Rename Kumasi And Tamale International Airports
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Akufo-Addo To Rename Kumasi And Tamale International Airports

by  Delali Adogla-Bessa 2 min read
  • The Kumasi International Airport will be named after Asante Kingdom’s 13th king, Nana Agyeman Prempeh I
  • President Akufo-Addo announced this plan for the airport during his State of the Nation Address
  • The President further announced that Tamale International Airport will be renamed as the Yakubu Tali International Airport

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The Kumasi International Airport will be named after the 13th Asantehene, Nana Agyeman Prempeh I.

This was announced by President Akufo-Addo during his penultimate State of the Nation Address to Parliament.

Kumasi airport to be renamed
Kumasi Airport (L). Source: Ghana Airports Company Limited
Source: Facebook

The facility, which is 98% completed, will be known as the Nana Agyeman Prempeh I International Airport.

It is expected to be commissioned by May 2024.

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The President further announced that Tamale International Airport will be known as the Yakubu Tali International Airport.

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Tolon Naa Alhaji Yakubu Alhassan Tali was a Ghanaian politician and founding member of the Northern People's Party, a political party in the New Patriotic Party tradition.

Tali was also the Paramount Chief of the Tolon Traditional Area.

Tamale Airport gets international status

The second phase of the Tamale International Airport was completed and commissioned on August 23, 2023.

The expansion project cost $70 million and was facilitated by the UK-Ghana Business Council.

Works undertaken at the Tamale airport included a 5,000 square-metre airport terminal building.

It is expected to have 400,000 passengers pass through annually.

It also has a technical hub to manage electricity, a multi-purpose terminal, a five-kilometre single-carriageway access road, a 330-capacity car park, wastewater treatment, and other facilities.

The new terminal building also includes two boarding gates, a VIP gate, two self-service check-in kiosks, airline offices, eight check-in desks and commercial retail areas.

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Vice President Bawumia said the development of the airport will boost Tamale as a business hub.

$20.9m tax waiver for the second phase of Tamale Airport

In October 2022, YEN.com.gh reported that Members of Parliament expressed their support for constructing the second phase of the Tamale Airport.

The lawmakers approved the Ghana cedi equivalent of $20,953,066.69 to purchase materials, equipment and vehicles for work to begin.

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.

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