Photo capture of my
Father Navy Lieutenant Emmanuel Makinde (on right) on Thursday, November 24th
1966 at Ikeja Airport, Lagos.
He was among
the welcoming party for King Nathaniel Moshoeshoe of Lesotho who was on an
eight-hour stopover visit to Ghana. At the airport were the Nigerian Military
Head of State, Lt. Colonel Yakubu Gowon and his colleagues in the Supreme
Military Council, Commodore Joseph Wey, the Chief of Naval Staff and Major
Mobolaji Johnson, the Military Administrator of Lagos.
My Father was
the Flag Lieutenant to Commodore Wey.
© Adeyinka
Makinde (2020).
Adeyinka
Makinde is a writer based in London, England.
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