Dress Code Of Nigerian Policians: A Disgrace

so we should be wearing suits like the white man?

COLO MENTALITY,

All,
We have to be specific.
@ panalyst
You love the dress code? even in International gatherings?

Who are you referring to,   panalyst or the poster??

@Topic, Original Colo mentality!
Our leaders represent our country, therefore they must also embrace our culture. Agbada happens to be part of our culture.
The bottom line: We can careless what these people wear as long as they get their jobs done.

               the suit is the international uniform of formality[business,politics,diplomacy etc]

               those who say nigeria is d only country with culture are not quite exposed.ever heard of
               the ten gallon hat,denim jeans,spiky boots,neck bandana and double pistol?well thats what george bush
               should be wearing as a texas cowboy.ever heard of tweed?thats british cultural wear.
               heard of kimono?thats japan.we all know of south african colour and attires.ever seen president mbeki in one?
             

               these guys are not stupid its just that like i said,in the spirit of oneness,the world has adopted the suit as the 
               world cultural attire[isnt it is better for unity at the united nations summit than everyone coming in their own
               different attires]?

               leaders who wear their cultural attires 24 hours are seen as eccentric and 'notice me'.some are just seen
               as not very serious[or have to prove their seriousness].the best option is a mix of both like in ghana and some
               west african countries[and like mandela]

why should he wear suits at international gatherings? how does that impact the quality of discussions or the resolutions reached? stop chasing shadows my man. 

it is still colonial mentality, at best a strong desire to 'fit in' or 'be among' your argument has no merit.

because Mbeki chooses not to dress traditionally doesn't mean Yar'Adua should copy him, I have never seen Yar'Adua wear a suit in his life, why on earth should he do so because he wants to go talk with some men in Europe? He is the President of Nigeria, he doesn't need to dress European. In that one area our leaders have their heads straight.

there is no such thing as 'international uniform of formality' it is a figment of your imagination. because the dominant western culture is pervasive today does not make it the 'uniform'.

the mere fact that you think he is 'disgracing' us by wearing 'bush' attire shows the root of your reasoning, suit wearing is now the defining standard of civility! the whiteman must be really glad about the work he has done on your mind!

I didnt even see your post? i wont have bothered responding to these arguements. GOOD POINT!!!

Alot of stupid thinking in this forum. Our leaders should wear suit as that appears 'formal'. Formal my ass! What makes an Agbada or Babanrida informal in an international gathering. This is simply a case of 'Gringory going oyinbo". Yar'adua and all our leaders must be commended for wearing their robes on the international stage. Mbeki can wear all the suits he wants, i don't give a hoot about that. The case where we think our culture is inferior or what we wear, eat or say is deemed not befitting is the stupidest of comments uttered by a black man in the 21st century.
I turn eyes when i wear my Kaftan to church here. mess off if u don't like it!

This isn't about preserving our culture and what not. The Japanese, Chinese and others have a culture thousands of years before ours yet they still dress in suits because it is the international form of dressing for diplomacy and business. I think he'D look a lot sharper and ready for buisness in a suit. However, I do think he should dress in whatever he feels comfortable in, be it the babanriga or some other formal atire. If I was in charge though every govt worker must be decked out in suits with ties to match because it looks a lot more professional and nothing more. lol

p.s we also need to get above this talk of trying to copy the whiteman/neo-colonialism and what not because its not. In my opinion its about looking business ready and the babanriga doesn't cut it. Before all the assault(s), remember its just my opinion.

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some people are just losing their touch!

nonesense! serious kolo mentality, slavery mentality!

u are wearing suit cus u think u are oyibo or something

u be surprised how much respect he get than koffi anna on suit.

by the way u thing u are talkin sense but u not hence ur chinese analogy is a bull$hit

and by the way how come chinese got different new year, i think its a disgrace to people like u

na u dey disgrace yourself

god bles nigeria

yeye

nonesense!

i agree with that but disagrre again, imagine OBASANJO in suit,, imagine how awful and irritating he;s going to be, or all those glutton leaders, with fat belly, i think AGBADA, is still the best,

@ Superman abi na Spiderman be your name, I don't know if you were refering to me as per "Chinese Analogy" well if u were I'D just like to take time out to show how Idiotic your assertions are re: "Kolo Mentality".  Na you dey Kolo big time. If you knew how to read, well you'D see that I wrote and said he should wear whatever he so chooses and was only stating my own personal preference in dressing business ready.

 
Well I guess with your kind of reasoning you probably don't wear any western oriented clothing. Shows how shallow you are. You should probably think before you write. I wonder what you are doing in the white mans land if you are so in love with Africa.

 

Our traditional clothes are infact a national identity which we should not let go of as we have all others. For christs sake how does the agbada/babanriga affect input in matters discussed at these international events? we should learn to be comfortable in who/what we are.

at least you can hand pick your president without wasting time LOL

If i went to a party and no one else had on wht i wore, i would feel like a star!
u cannot wear agbada to the office because our way of dressing has been colonised. not to mention the fact that traditional attire is avtually worn in first bank on fridays.

 before the white men came would u have dreamt up the suit? i think not.

i don't know who u claim said agbada is our traditional attire, certainly not me (u may want to read my post over) but at the end of the day, thats my opinion and stand, definitely different from yours.