The death of the man who designed the Nigeria flag, Pa. Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi (OFR) has been announced.
The announcement was made by one of his children on Facebook on Wednesday.
Pa. Akinkunmi died at the age of 93 after a brief illness.
He wrote, “Life 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.”
Pa Akinwumi was born in Abeokuta, Ogun State on May 10, 1936.
He attended Baptist Day Secondary School, Ibadan, for his Primary education and Ibadan Grammar School, Ibadan, for his Secondary education.
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.
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’s imminent Independence from British governance.
His entry was judged the best among the roughly 2,000 entries submitted.
