ABUJA—In what appeared as parting
gifts ahead of the official hand-over date of May 29 to another government, the
Federal Government, Monday, named the yet to be commissioned Inner Southern
Expressway which dissects Abuja city centre after President Goodluck Jonathan.
Minister of the Federal Capital
Territory Administration, FCTA, Senator Bala Mohammed disclosed that the
FCT Administration has honoured eminent Nigerians and other Africans by naming
major streets in Asokoro Extension, Guzape, Wupa, Wuye and Maitama Extension
districts as well as expressways and roads after them.
According to him, a major road in
Wuye district was named after Vice President Namadi Sambo, and
the National
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Adamu Muazu. Bala
Mohammed also named a street after himself.
File: Nigeria’s president Goodluck
Jonathan (L) and vice president Namadi Sambo
While the yet to be commissioned
Inner Southern Expressway which dissects Abuja city centre was named after
President Jonathan, the longest Wuye district Boulevard express road measuring
1,730 metres was named after former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
Other beneficiaries were
former Senate President, late Dr. Chuba Okadigbo, former Speaker of House of
Representatives and Katsina State Governor-elect, Hon. Aminu Bello Masari,
former Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Dahiru Musdapha, business
moguls, Femi Otedola and Aliko Dangote.
Other prominent personalities also
honoured by naming streets after them in Asokoro district extension include
former Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi Anan, South African
anti-Apartheid activist, late Walter Sisulu, former President of Sudan, Gaafar
al-Nimeiry, former Minister of State for FCT, late Prof. Miriam Ikejiani-Clark,
former Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi, and 16
others.
News source:www.vanguardngr.com
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