Finally the creator of the Nigeria Green, White and Green
national flag, Taiwo Akinkunmi, has gotten his reward, as he has been appointed
a Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan. Akinkunmi, in his capacity
as SA to President Jonathan has been placed on a lifetime salary.
The national flag is an adaptation of the winning entry from
Taiwo Akinkunmi in a competition held in 1959. The original had a red sun with
streaming rays placed at the top of the white stripe. This was removed by the
judges and the flag has not been altered since.
Like other countries, Nigeria has special ensigns for civil
and naval vessels. Some of its states also have flags.
The designer, Akinkunmi, was a twenty three-year-old student
then. He was studying at Norwich Technical College in England when he saw an
advertisement in a newspaper that entries were being accepted for the design of
a new National flag.
In 1959 Akinkunmi’s design was chosen as the winner and was
first officially used on October 1, 1960, Nigeria’s Independence day.
13 Comments
Congrats to him
ReplyDeleteGood job
ReplyDeleteNice one
ReplyDeleteCongrats to this man...
ReplyDeleteFinally his hard work has paid off, lesson it might not come in one day
ReplyDeleteCongratulations.
ReplyDeleteIt was long over due...
ReplyDeleteGood decision from GEJ
ReplyDeleteThank God they no wait make d man die first
ReplyDeleteCongrats to him...
ReplyDeleteSalary for life, rocks
ReplyDeleteLovly....
ReplyDeleteCongratulobia...Ghen
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