Fed Govt refutes renaming Murtala Mohammed expressway Wole Soyinka way

The Nigeria Federal Government has refuted rumours that the Murtala Mohammed Expressway in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT has been renamed Professor Wole Soyinka Way.

This was made known in a statement by the Special Assistant (Media) to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Rabiu Ibrahim, on Monday, 17th of June, 2024.

According to him, it was the Arterial Road N20, newly inaugurated by President Bola Tinubu, that was named after Prof Wole Soyinka, as proposed by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, and not Murtala Mohammed Expressway.

The statement reads:

“We have noted the rumours being circulated that the Murtala Mohammed Expressway in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has been renamed Wole Soyinka Way.

“The renaming of the Murtala Mohammed Expressway Way has never been contemplated by this administration.

“For the record, on June 4, 2024, President Bola Tinubu inaugurated a new road in the FCT codenamed Arterial Road N20 (from Katampe to Jahi), which links the existing Outer Northern Expressway (also known as Murtala Mohammed Expressway) to the Northern Parkway (also called Ahmadu Bello Way).

“During the inauguration of the N20 (which is a new road), FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, proposed to the President that the road be named after Prof Wole Soyinka, and the President agreed.

“Therefore, it is the Arterial Road N20 that is named after Prof Soyinka. The Murtala Mohammed Expressway remains unchanged and continues to bear the name of our esteemed former Head of State, General Murtala Ramat Mohammed.

“We urge all citizens to disregard any misinformation regarding the renaming of the Murtala Mohammed Expressway.

“The report is entirely false and only exists in the imagination of its purveyors.” [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>