Murtala Square
Murtala Muhammed Square is a public square in the City of Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria formerly known as the Kaduna Race Course. Its renamed in honour of the then military Head of State Murtala Ramat Muhammed.[1][2]
 New gate of Murtala Square under construction on August 2021 | |
| Former name(s) | Kaduna Race Course |
|---|---|
| Namesake | Murtala Ramat Muhammed |
| Maintained by | Kaduna State |
| Location | Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria |
| North | Race Course Road |
| East | Race Course Road |
| South | Muhammadu Buhari Way (Waff Road) |
| West | Independence Way |
| Construction | |
| Completion | c. 1950 |
Building
It include several recreational and sporting facilities which people from around the metropolis go to do physical fitness activities, such as gymnasiums, indoor sport hall, football fields, hockey pitch, etc.
Sports
The Square is also the venue of the Kaduna Polo Club ground, Kaduna State Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture, Umaru Musa Yaradua Indoor Sport Hall among others.
International, national and local celebrations have been taken place in the Square since it inception, annual and occasional celebrations like Kaduna Grand Durbar, Kaduna Centenary Celebrations, Nigeria's Independence Day, May Day, Inauguration Ceremony of Governors, Army Day, Human Rights Day etc.[3]
Gallery
View of Murtala Square from Race Course Road
Race Course Road
from West to Murtala Square Gate
Murtala square gate and Race Course Road
References
- "Murtala Muhammad Square" Nigeria Today Kaduna.
- "The Metamorphosis Of Kaduna Murtala Square" Daily Trust Kaduna Retrieved
- Abdurahman Aoudu Kaduna "Murtala Square " Kaduna. Retrieved 12 October 2018