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By John Ogunsemore
The Federal Government has debunked rumours being circulated that the Murtala Muhammed Expressway in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja has been renamed as Wole Soyinka Way.
Special Assistant (Media) to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Rabiu Ibrahim disclosed this in a statement on Monday, June 17.
According to the statement, the renaming of the Murtala Muhammed Expressway 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 Muhammed Expressway remains unchanged and continues to bear the name of our esteemed former Head of State, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed,” the statement reads in part.
The Federal Government urged all citizens to disregard any misinformation regarding the renaming of the Murtala Muhammed Expressway.
“The report is entirely false and only exists in the imagination of its purveyors,” the statement further reads.
