The Federal Government on Monday dismissed information that
the Abuja Murtala Muhammed Expressway had been renamed Wole Soyinka Way.
The FG, in a statement signed by the media aide to the
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Rabiu Ibrahim, clarified that
the renaming of the expressway was never considered by the current
administration.
The confusion stems from a recent event on June 4, 2024,
when President Bola Tinubu inaugurated a new road in the Federal Capital
Territory.
The new road, designated as Arterial Road N20, stretches from Katampe to Jahi, connecting the Outer Northern Expressway (also known as Murtala Muhammed Expressway) to the Northern Parkway (Ahmadu Bello Way).
During the inauguration, the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike
proposed that the new road be named after Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, a
suggestion that Tinubu approved.
Consequently, it is the Arterial Road N20 that now bears
Soyinka’s name, not the Murtala Mohammed Expressway.
“We have noted the rumours being circulated that the Murtala
Muhammed Express Way in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has been renamed
as Wole Soyinka Way. The renaming of the Murtala Mohammed Expressway Way has
never been contemplated by this administration.
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“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 Muhammed 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”, the statement read in
part.
The government emphasised that the Murtala Mohammed
Expressway remains unchanged, continuing to honour the legacy of the former Head
of State, General Murtala Ramat Mohammed.
“Therefore, the Arterial Road N20 is named after Prof
Soyinka. The Murtala Muhammed Expressway remains unchanged and continues to
bear the name of our esteemed former Head of State, General Murtala Ramat
Mohammed,” Ibrahim stressed.
Citizens were urged to disregard any misinformation
suggesting otherwise, as such reports are false and unfounded.
“We urge all citizens to disregard any misinformation
regarding renaming the Murtala Muhammed Expressway. The report is entirely
false and only exists in the imagination of its purveyors”, the statement
added.
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