The Federal Government has dismissed claims that the Murtala Mohammed Expressway in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has been renamed Wole Soyinka Way.

Rabiu Ibrahim, Special Assistant (Media) to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, released a statement on Monday clarifying that the renaming of the Murtala Mohammed Expressway was never considered by the current administration.

“For the record, on June 4, 2024, President Bola Tinubu inaugurated a new road in the FCT called Arterial Road N20 (from Katampe to Jahi), which connects the existing Outer Northern Expressway (Murtala Mohammed Expressway) to the Northern Parkway (Ahmadu Bello Way). During the inauguration of the N20, FCT Minister Nyesom Wike proposed naming the road after Prof Wole Soyinka, and the President agreed,” the statement read.

The government further clarified, “Therefore, it is the Arterial Road N20 that was named after Prof Soyinka. The Murtala Mohammed Expressway remains unchanged and continues to honor our esteemed former Head of State, General Murtala Ramat Mohammed."

Citizens are urged to disregard any misinformation about the renaming of the Murtala Mohammed Expressway. The report is entirely false and a product of its fabricators' imagination.