Adeleke orders logo competition after backlash

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Mofeoluwa Ade-Olufadeju 

The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has called for entries for a new logo of Osun State. The development follows the negative reactions from members of the public over the new state design unveiled on Wednesday.

The Osun State House of Assembly had, in July 2023, repealed the state Anthem, Crest and Flag Law 2012 and replaced it with a new law, which enabled the executive arm of government to come up with a new logo for the state.

Reacting to the new logo, an opposition party in the state, Allied Peoples Movement (APM), described the new logo as a waste of taxpayers’ money while the Osun State chapter of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) also said the new logo fell short of the standard, inquiring if the governor saw the new design before assenting to its bill.

Following the backlash, the governor announced that the state would allow for more entries to compete for the logo design. The submission of entries opened on Friday, April 19 and ends on April 26. This was made known by the governor's spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, in a statement released on Thursday, April 18.

 “As a listening leader, I have asked that we open the change of logo to more public input, through this one-week competition,” the statement read. “Those submitting a design are to take into account the prototype logo in terms of its contents and style. The submission can be made in person, both soft and printed copy, to the Office of the Commissioner, Ministry of Information and Public Enlightenment.

“The best design will be announced on April 28 and will be unveiled on April 30 during the new edition of Ipade Imole. The best three designers will be invited and compensated.”

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