It was a double honour for Michael Akinkunmi, the designer of the Nigerian flag, as President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday conferred on him the Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic, OFR, and appointed him his special assistant for life.
Mr. Akinkunmi, 78, a retired civil servant, was among the 313 Nigerians honoured with national awards by Mr. Jonathan at the International Conference centre, Abuja.
Also honoured were a presidential steward, a traffic warden and a taxi driver, Imeh Usuah, the 66-year-old who returned N18million forgotten in his car to the rightful owner. They were each given a house in Abuja.
While 25 of the awardees received the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic, CFR, 60 others were conferred with the Commander of the Order of the Niger, CON.
A total of 54 awardees received the Officer of the Order of the Niger, OFR, award, and 63 were decorated as Officers of the Order of the Niger, OON.
The Member of the Order of the Federal Republic, MFR, and the Member of the Order of the Niger, MON, awards went out to 53 and 56 recipients, respectively.
Two of the awardees each received the First and Second Class of the Federal Republic Medal.
Unlike in previous years, none of the awardees got the highest honours of the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic, GCFR, and the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, GCON.
The award ceremony was held under tight security.
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