President Bola Tinubu has approved the naming of the full-scope arterial road N20 from the Northern Parkway to the Outer Northern Expressway as the Wole Soyinka Way.
The axis was previously known as the Murtala Mohammed Expressway.
The president stated this during his address at the inauguration of the road in Abuja on Tuesday. He described Soyinka as a foremost playwright who has brought international acclaim to Nigeria.
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The president also appreciated the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, for the recommendation.
“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.
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“Thank you for thinking that way; we all accept your recommendation on behalf of the people and the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” the president said.
Tiubu said Wike has proven his critics wrong.
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, and the Outer Southern Parkway, renamed the Mahamadou Issoufou Way, among others.