Tinubu names Abuja highway after Wole Soyinka

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President Bola Tinubu has named the Arterial Road N20 from Northern Parkway to Outer Northern Expressway (ONEX) as Professor Wole Soyinka Highway.

Tinubu’s special adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga disclosed this in a statement through his X handle on Tuesday.  

Mr Onanuga said the decision was due to Soyinka’s contribution to African literature being the first to win the Nobel Literature Prize in Nigeria.

He tweeted: “President Tinubu has named the Arterial Road N20 from Northern Parkway to Outer Northern Expressway (ONEX) as Professor Wole Soyinka Highway as recommended by the FCT administration. 

“In naming the road after the distinguished playwright, poet and novelist who clocks 90 on 13  July, President Tinubu said Soyinka was the first African to win the Nobel Literature Prize. He said Soyinka has brought honour and fame to Nigeria.”