The Plateau State Government has said the barring of females from wearing trousers at the state secretariat and other government offices was part of the campaign against indecent dressing.
Head of Service in the state, Mr. Moses Gwom who gave the clarification in an interview with newsmen said it was also in line with the 10-point agenda of Governor Jonah Jang’s administration of which ethical re-orientation was one.
He said indecent dressing by females should not be condoned in offices where government business were conducted hence those considered not to be properly dressed were turned back from the secretariat.
The policy which started over a year ago has seen many women sent back from the gate of the Joseph Gomwalk Secretariat and other government offices for wearing trousers or other dresses considered indecent.
A woman who was once turned back from the secretariat described the experience as “embarrassing” arguing that she did not consider wearing of trousers as indecent.
She said: ”On the day in question, I was wearing a trouser suit which is an acceptable mode of formal dressing anywhere in the world, but I was turned back and could not transact the business for which I went there”. VANG
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Posted: at 28-07-2011 02:42 PM (13 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Emmanuel88 at 28-07-2011 03:15 PM (13 years ago) (m)
that's good
Posted: at 28-07-2011 03:15 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
divineproject at 28-07-2011 03:18 PM (13 years ago) (f)
10 point agenda indeed.............is that one part of it too?.........there should be more pressing issues than dictating to people what they should wear
A LITTLE HELP HERE; A LITTLE HELP THERE, MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND!
Posted: at 28-07-2011 03:18 PM (13 years ago) | Hero
Is nt all trousers that makes one look indecent. Trouser suit is a decent corporate wears. After all, we av skirts and gown dat make one look indecent than trousers. Skirts and gown exposes parts of d legs while trouser covers everywhere so, which one is better? abi na long skirt and long gown them wan introduce there? Na Wa... New things keeps emerging everyday in naija.
Posted: at 28-07-2011 03:32 PM (13 years ago) | Hero
How can Trouser be called "indecent"? I rather a woman wear a trouser because she is fully covered. For them to do their work, their are concerned about trouser.
Posted: at 28-07-2011 03:35 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
interpo77 at 28-07-2011 04:00 PM (13 years ago) (m)
i think it has reached the time in nigeria when the government will be calling pple to comeout in large to vote and pple would ingnore them becuase it is alarming these days that so called governors, presidents, etc would leave the important issues at hand for the betterment of the nation and embarking on non intersting isuue like this,banning trouser is is fighting for poorverty, boko haram,job creating , matcheeeew
Posted: at 28-07-2011 04:00 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
baby14life at 28-07-2011 04:07 PM (13 years ago) (f)
Quote from: interpo77 on 28-07-2011 04:00 PM
i think it has reached the time in nigeria when the government will be calling pple to comeout in large to vote and pple would ingnore them becuase it is alarming these days that so called governors, presidents, etc would leave the important issues at hand for the betterment of the nation and embarking on non intersting isuue like this,banning trouser is is fighting for poorverty, boko haram,job creating , matcheeeew
hmmmmmmmmm my broda..........i tar :
Posted: at 28-07-2011 04:07 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
Is nt all trousers that makes one look indecent. Trouser suit is a decent corporate wears. After all, we av skirts and gown dat make one look indecent than trousers. Skirts and gown exposes parts of d legs while trouser covers everywhere so, which one is better? abi na long skirt and long gown them wan introduce there? Na Wa... New things keeps emerging everyday in naija.
I tire for Nigeria and their baseless laws. Where r we heading to?
Posted: at 28-07-2011 04:12 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming