The President, Bola Tinubu has approved the naming of Abuja Expressway formerly known as Murtala Mohammed Expressway after Global playwright Wole Soyinka.
The full-scope Arterial road N20 from Northern Parkway to the Outer Northern Expressway will now be called the “Wole Soyinka Way”.
Tinubu stated this during his address at the inauguration of the road in Abuja on Tuesday, June 4, where he described the 89-year-old playwright as a foremost playwright who has brought international acclaim, to Nigeria.
The President said, “Let me say here that your momentous recommendation to name this road Wole Soyinka Way is well received. He is our foremost playwright, novelist, and Nobel prize winner, who has brought Nigeria fame and pride of international acclaim.”
Tinubu further appreciated the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, for the recommendation, he said “Thank you for thinking that way, we all accept your recommendation on behalf of the people and the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
The inauguration of the Wole Soyinka Way is the fifth project inaugurated by President Tinubu, as part of events to mark his administration’s first year in office.
Other projects commissioned include the Southern Parkway, renamed the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Way, the Abuja Rail Mass Transit, otherwise known as the Metro Rail, among others
