尼日利亚国旗设计师, 87岁的泰沃·迈克尔·阿金昆米将在联邦政府未能安排国家葬礼后, 获得由奥约州政府资助的私人葬礼. 87-year-old Taiwo Michael Akinkunmi, Nigeria's flag designer, will have a private burial funded by Oyo state government after federal government failed to arrange a state funeral.
尼日利亚国旗设计师Taiwo Michael Akinkunmi本周将葬在奥约州, Taiwo Michael Akinkunmi, the designer of Nigeria's flag, will be buried in Oyo state this week, a year after his death at 87. 尽管联邦政府承诺举行国家葬礼,但没有作出任何安排,促使他的家人组织私人葬礼。 Despite promises from the federal government for a state funeral, no arrangements were made, prompting his family to organize a private burial. 奥约州政府已介入，为仪式提供资金。 The Oyo state government has stepped in to fund the rites. Akinkunmi的旗帜象征着尼日利亚的统一和农业财富,在他人生的后半期赢得了承认,包括2014年的OFR奖。 Akinkunmi’s flag, symbolizing Nigeria’s unity and agricultural wealth, gained recognition later in his life, including an OFR award in 2014.