Nigeria@60: FG sets to announce winner of diamond anniversary slogan challenge

The Chairman, Diamond/Innovation/Change Challenge Sub-Committee, Nigeria @60 Inter-Ministerial Committee. Dr Isa Ali Pantami, has said that the results of the entries for the Anniversary Slogan, Poem and Photograph for Nigeria’s diamond celebration will be announced soon.

Pantami, who is the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, said in a statement to appreciate active participations of Nigerians in the challenge, that the Diamond Jubilee Logo, to be found on the Challenge Portal, depicts the country’s togetherness.

The statement reads: “As part of Federal Government’s initiative of having an inclusive Diamond Jubilee Celebration, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, yesterday launched and unveiled the anniversary logo that was earlier presented to the public virtually.

“It may be recalled that a Press Statement was released by the  Diamond/Innovation/Change Challenge Sub-Committee of the Nigeria @60 Inter-Ministerial Committee, on Friday 4^th September, 2020, calling for the active participation of Nigerians in voting for the preferred logo as well as the design of the creative aspects of the event.

“We are pleased to note that many Nigerians contributed to the Challenge. Four Logoswere made available to the public, on the Challenge Portal – https://nigeriaAt60.gov.ng.Analysis of the results revealed that the winning logo attracted 44.9% of the total votes cast. The first runner up received 23.2% of the votes while the second runner up attracted 22% of the votes.”

The Minister noted further that, “The Diamond Jubilee Logo, to be found on the Challenge Portal, depicts our togetherness, a country of approximately 200 million people whose natural talent, grit and passion glitter together like the precious diamond that we are. It is a clear illustration of the saying “…we are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.”

“Mr President, while unveiling the Anniversary Logo, appreciated Nigerians for their active participation. He also reiterated Federal Government’s commitment in ensuring that citizens are actively involved in the development and implementation of Government policies, programmes and projects.

“We want to also inform the general public, especially those who participated in the Challenge by submitting their entries for the Anniversary Slogan, Poem and Photograph, that selection process for these aspects of the Challenge is still ongoing and results will be announced as soon as the process is complete,” he said.