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Urges Govt To Inject His Humanism Philosophy Into Governance The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has commended President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, GCON, for naming the Arterial Road N20 in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, after the first African to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, Professor Wole Soyinka, saying the honour has come at an appropriate time. The commendation was contained in a Press Statement signed by the organisation’s National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi, on Thursday, June 6, 2024. “The honour bestowed on the Nobel Laureate is timely, coming as we prepare to celebrate the 31st anniversary of June 12 struggle in which Professor Soyinka played very active roles.
Not only that, the recognition is also a befitting prelude to the celebration of the Professor’s 90th birthday which is coming up next week.” It would be recalled that President Tinubu, on Tuesday this week while commissioning the said road which runs from Northern Parkway to Outer Northern Expressway (ONEX) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), announced that the 5.4 kilometers road will now be called ‘Wole Soyinka Way’ in honour of the Nobel Laureate, Professor Soyinka who was also the pioneering chairman of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC).
Describing the honour bestowed on Soyinka as well-deserved, Afenifere concurred with Mr. President that the literary icon has “brought Nigeria fame, pride, an.
