By Uzair Adam Imam
The Federal Government has dismissed reports that Murtala Mohammed Expressway in Abuja has been renamed Wole Soyinka Way.
According to a statement by the Special Assistant to the Minister of Information, Rabiu Ibrahim, “the renaming of the Murtala Mohammed Expressway had never been contemplated by this administration.
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, FCT Minister Nyesom Wike proposed naming the new road after Prof. Wole Soyinka, and the President agreed.
“Therefore, it is the Arterial Road N20 that was named after Prof Soyinka,” the FG stated.
It added that “the Murtala Mohammed Expressway remains unchanged and continues to bear the name of our esteemed former Head of State, General Murtala Ramat Mohammed.”
It also urges citizens to “disregard any misinformation regarding the renaming of Murtala Mohammed Expressway.”