Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has announced the renaming of Shendam Road in Lafia, the state capital, in honour of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari.

The major road, which runs through the Three-Arm Zone, will now be known as Muhammadu Buhari Way.

Governor Sule announced this during a special prayer session held on Sunday at the Palace of the Emir of Lafia, organised to honour the memory of the late president, who passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2025, and was buried in Daura, Katsina State, on Tuesday, July 15, according to Islamic rites.

To give legal effect to the name change, the governor said his administration will send an executive bill to the state House of Assembly.

Describing Buhari as “a symbol of honesty, discipline, and integrity,” Governor Sule said Nasarawa would never forget the late president, who regarded the state as his second home after Katsina.

He recalled several gestures by the former president to the state, including his two-day working visit, his backing for security efforts, and the federal government’s takeover and refund for the Lafia Cargo Airport.

Governor Sule also expressed gratitude to prominent indigenes of the state — including two former governors and the Emir of Lafia, HRH Justice Sidi Bage — for joining him on a condolence visit to the Buhari family in Katsina.

He further commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the honour accorded to Buhari, particularly for directing Vice President Kashim Shettima to accompany the late president’s body from London and receive it in Katsina.

“No president in the history of Nigeria has received such an outpouring of honour during their burial,” Governor Sule stated.