{"id":286373,"date":"2023-08-30T12:30:55","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T11:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=286373"},"modified":"2023-08-30T12:30:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T11:30:55","slug":"designer-of-nigerias-flag-pa-michael-taiwo-akinkunmi-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/08\/30\/designer-of-nigerias-flag-pa-michael-taiwo-akinkunmi-is-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Designer of Nigeria\u2019s flag, Pa Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi is dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>His demise was announced via the Facebook account of one of his children<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A nonagenarian who designed Nigeria\u2019s flag, Pa. Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi (OFR), is dead.<\/p>\n<p>Pa. Akinkunmi, aged 93, died in the early hours of Tuesday after a brief illness.<\/p>\n<p>His demise was announced via the Facebook account of one of his children.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote, \u201cLife is indeed transient; I can say boldly that you live a life with a landmark. Continue to rest, my father! Pa Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi (O.F.R.): Great Man has gone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pa Akinwumi, a native of Abeokuta, Ogun State, was born on May 10, 1936, but lived in Ibadan until his demise.<\/p>\n<p>He attended Baptist Day Secondary School, Ibadan, for his Primary education and Ibadan Grammar School, Ibadan, for his Secondary education.<\/p>\n<p>He started his career as a Civil Servant at the Secretariat of Ibadan and later travelled overseas to study Agricultural Engineering at Norway Technical College.<\/p>\n<p>In 1958, during his stay abroad, Akinkunmi stumbled upon an advertisement in a national daily calling for the submission of designs for the Nigerian national flag in view of Nigeria\u2019s imminent Independence from British governance.<\/p>\n<p>His entry was adjudged the best among the roughly 2,000 entries submitted.<\/p>\n<p>The original design of the flag featured a white band flanked by two green ones, and a red sun with streaming rays was located on the white band.<\/p>\n<p>The sun was eventually done away with by the overseeing committee to produce the present design.<\/p>\n<p>Akinkunmi\u2019s design was selected because of its ingenuity and profundity (the green bands represent the forests and abundant natural wealth of the country, while the white band represents peace).<\/p>\n<p>The flag was officially hoisted on Independence Day (October 1, 1960) instead of the British Union Jack.<\/p>\n<p>Akinkunmi was awarded 100 pounds by the government when his design was selected.<\/p>\n<p>He has also been honoured with the MON (Member of the Order of the Niger) Award by President Goodluck Jonathan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His demise was announced via the Facebook account of one of his children A nonagenarian who designed Nigeria\u2019s flag, Pa. 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