PAGAN 9JA:


Is that a kaftan he is wearing?

First of all, pure Ijaw attire must include the following:

for commoner (due to their water-borne culture):

-shirtless (or if kaftan. it should be that very long one. not the pakistani style one worn by GEJ.)

- white body/face paint

- red beads (very imp.)

- waist wrap.

- no ridiculous cowboy hat



for high rankers:

-long embroidered kaftan

-waist wrap

- red beads (very imp)

- Ijaw headdress (not western style hat/top hat)

PAGAN 9JA:


Its not. India has got more than 1500 languages. (not counting the dialects.)

A detribalized leader cannot lead a Tribal NAtion.

Oildichotomy^:
Quite an interesting argument I may say-- Those of us who thinks cultural attires presentation has no way of shaping our inner bigotry should have some deep self- examination. There's an inner feud in the NA -- you hardly see members decking in other ethnic groups attire BECAUSE it's so wrong to do that. Even the rare occasions the principal members wear some for some propagandish cross- attires-- they remove it after the occasion. We're too tribalistic in this country for "leaders" a portray their own ethnic group attire as being African.
Infact bringing it home to the masses-- how many times do you really see an Ibo dress as a yoruba or vice versa.?
The truth is this traditional attires promote ethnocentrism, bigotry, tribalism and some xenophobic tendencies-- if we must be "African" by attires- let us restrict it to informal settings not wearing your babanriga to formal occasions please!! Politicians take NOTE

mikeansy:

Your still missing the point of some of the arguments on here. These countries you give as examples have a monolithic culture. If all of Nigeria are Hausa Fulani I will not be presenting my argument at all

NEROSKY:

Nonsense, suit might change the way of our thinking, getting things done, not coming to public with nonsense wears, is just annoying seen our rulers wear that trash on public occasions... At times i ask why did we gain independence Just see us & south Africans...

Beside, if you don't like modernisation or western things, stop using their things such as phones laptops, cars n everything that comes from their... Our presiodiot would have trekked to china... Nonsense!

Oildichotomy^:
Quite an interesting argument I may say-- Those of us who thinks cultural attires presentation has no way of shaping our inner bigotry should have some deep self- examination. There's an inner feud in the NA -- you hardly see members decking in other ethnic groups attire BECAUSE it's so wrong to do that. Even the rare occasions the principal members wear some for some propagandish cross- attires-- they remove it after the occasion. We're too tribalistic in this country for "leaders" a portray their own ethnic group attire as being African.
Infact bringing it home to the masses-- how many times do you really see an Ibo dress as a yoruba or vice versa.?
The truth is this traditional attires promote ethnocentrism, bigotry, tribalism and some xenophobic tendencies-- if we must be "African" by attires- let us restrict it to informal settings not wearing your babanriga to formal occasions please!! Politicians take NOTE

PAGAN 9JA:


who Sir are you to enforce your western pant and shirt on us and our rulers. GO AWAY COLONIST!

if you are in Rome, do as Romans do. If you want to lead Romans, behave and dress and look and be like a Roman.

who told you suit is modernization? You are trash.

Nairaanddollar: suit is modernization. If u watch movies u will see how europeans have evolved in dressing. Is the cap the president wears not western. Look at japan and china they didnt buy foreign religion but bought modern way of dressing. Again i say modernization is not westernization.

Nairaanddollar: suit is modernization. If u watch movies u will see how europeans have evolved in dressing. Is the cap the president wears not western. Look at japan and china they didnt buy foreign religion but bought modern way of dressing. Again i say modernization is not westernization.

ekwah:

So should we all stop using any name that denotes our tribes at formal functions too . How does the use of foreign wears solve the problem of tribalism? How exactly?

ekwah:
The only way forward for us all is to accept our diversity

Nairaanddollar: suit is modernization. If u watch movies u will see how europeans have evolved in dressing. Is the cap the president wears not western . Look at japan and china they didnt buy foreign religion but bought modern way of dressing. Again i say modernization is not westernization.

KenGali: I find it funny that people in hot tropical climate want their president to be wearing a (suites) design made for cold, shivering cold climate.
Try wearing a suit to work everyday for a year before making this suggestion. The president should wear whatever he is comfortable with, and aligns with any message he wishes to send across.

hotmas911: just wondering why Chinese public officials dress for business while conducting state's business and our own officials dressed like they are in traditional ceremony. I mean look at our president and the Chinese president. One seems smarter than the other just by the appearance. Or ..

wy2000:

Emancipate your self from mental slavery. ~ Bob Marley

Its ironic that you are criticizing one of the best things other Africans admire us for.

Nigeria is is largest country and Africa and represent it by proudly wearing our traditional dresses. Why must we sell our culture because we want to look smart to the west. If you think suit makes you look smart, you must have lost you pride as an African. Next you will also demand that we bleach our skins, and lose your language and stop eating your native foods, because we want to appear smarter to some people in the west!

So Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will look smarter than the world acknowledges when she trades her native cloth and head tie for western clothes?

India and Arabs wear their national dress proudly, and i dont see anybody who thinks they are not smart!

NEROSKY:

Nonsense, suit might change the way of our thinking, getting things done, not coming to public with nonsense wears, is just annoying seen our rulers wear that trash on public occasions... At times i ask why did we gain independence Just see us & south Africans...

Beside, if you don't like modernisation or western things, stop using their things such as phones laptops, cars n everything that comes from their... Our presiodiot would have trekked to china... Nonsense!

PAGAN 9JA:
Representatives of Swaziland to the United Nations. Dont give a f*ck aboutwhat others think.

ekwah: See Obasanjo and Carter donkey years ago. I can't even imagine our dear OBJ on suit.

See how OBJ look like the boss!

ekwah: See Obasanjo and Carter donkey years ago. I can't even imagine our dear OBJ on suit.

See how OBJ look like the boss!

hotmas911: looking like the boss is not the same as being the boss.

ekwah:


That is a completely different argument. The topic is about dress codes so our points should be strictly based on appearances. OBJ looks great in that photo

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