At 30, Zamfara has at last begun to fly, By Suleman Ahmad Tudu
In the midst of fighting insecurity and revamping education, healthcare and other critical sectors, Governor Lawal mobilized resources, summoned courage and demonstrated political will to build the Gusau International Airport from scratch in less than three years.
Today, Zamfara has earned the prestige of boasting an international-standard cargo and passenger airport, with commercial operations just commenced on the 1st of October 2026, the day of the state’s 30th anniversary.
Zamfara was the only state in the entire North-West, and the only one among the six states created in 1996, without an airport or even an airstrip.
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