Murtala Square

Murtala Square

New gate of Murtala Square under construction in 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

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]}

Building

It includes recreational and sporting facilities such as gymnasiums, indoor sport hall, football fields, and a hockey pitch.

Sports

Main entrance Gate of Murtala Square (After renovation)

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.

The other gate from West side

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]

See also

• Kaduna Polo Club
• Ranchers Bees Stadium
• Ahmadu Bello Stadium

Gallery

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  View of Murtala Square from Race Course Road
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  Race Course Road
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  from West to Murtala Square Gate
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  Murtala square gate and Race Course Road

Panorama view of Murtala Square

References

1. "Murtala Muhammad Square" Nigeria Today Kaduna.
2. "The Metamorphosis Of Kaduna Murtala Square" Daily Trust Kaduna Retrieved
3. Abdurahman Aoudu Kaduna "Murtala Square " Kaduna. Retrieved 12 October 2018