‘Video was mischievously edited’ — Niger governor clarifies comment on dress code for civil servants

‘Video was mischievously edited’ — Niger governor clarifies comment on dress code for civil servants

 Umar Bago, governor of Niger, says he did not mandate civil
servants in the state to stop wearing native attires to their offices.

 

The Niger governor said his comment on dress code was
“contextually misunderstood”.

 

On Monday, Bago was quoted as saying that native attires
such as “kaftans and babanriga” must not be worn at offices from Monday to
Thursday.

 

In a statement on Monday night, Bologi Ibrahim, the chief
press secretary to the governor, said Bago was only advising civil servants to
be farmers and that good farmers usually dress smartly to work.

 

Ibrahim said the governor’s remark as contained in the viral
video was “mischievously edited to malign” the personality of the governor.

 

“Mr. Governor believes that we have no reason to be poor
because of the enormous agricultural potential of the state,” the statement
reads.

 

“His government is already investing heavily in the
agricultural revolution. Hence the need for all to collectively embrace farming
— including the civil servants.

 

 “The governor was
only encouraging civil servants to be farmers and to be a good farmer, you will
need to dress smartly to farm.

 

“The governor’s statement did not in any way imply that
civil servants now have a dress code to office from Monday to Thursday as
erroneously captured in the video making the rounds.”

 

Source: ‘Video was mischievously edited’ — Niger governor clarifies comment on dress code for civil servants

 - NigerianEye
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