Friday, 31 October 2014

chief Festus Okotie-Eboh and his wife make a grand entrance at a government reception (for Queen Elizabeth II) 1956

The then minister of labour Honourable chief Festus Okotie-Eboh and his wife make a grand entrance at a government reception (for Queen Elizabeth II). His outfit starting with the the feather tipped boater and ending in a 20-foot train that winds up around the neck of a small boy is a mixture of Nigerian modern and traditional.
1956



Source: Life Magazine archives
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1 comment:

  1. Black koriko8 November 2014 at 05:31

    Festus Okotie eboh aka omimi ejoh perhaps the most flamboyant minister of the first republic later became the minister of finance... His flamboyant attires epitomized the corruption that was prevalent in the first republic which eventually led to the infamous 66 coup which in turn heralded events that led to the Nigerian civil war ...

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