Old
PA Micheal Taiwo Akinkunmi a.k.a Mr flag man, is know as the man who
designed the Nigerian Flag in the year 1959 and was first hoisted in
October 1st 1960. Taiwo Akinkunmi who was a student at Norwood Technical
College in London where he studied electrical engineering, emerged
winner of the National flag design contest, organized by the College.
PA Taiwo who was never honoured for designing 'The Nigerian Flag', has been living in a very bad condition all these years. Many people even referred to him as 'Hero without Honour', until when President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (Nigeria's President) , conferred 313 people with national honours on Monday September 29th
PA Taiwo who was never honoured for designing 'The Nigerian Flag', has been living in a very bad condition all these years. Many people even referred to him as 'Hero without Honour', until when President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (Nigeria's President) , conferred 313 people with national honours on Monday September 29th
