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4 Play:
So we will see less of this: http://odili.net/news/source/2008/jul/17/400.html

i totally agree with u dat u will see less.

but the point u r missing is that this bill will expose a 14yrs old child to danger instead of protecting her. don't u think so?

doyin13:
Well looking at those pics 4play, this Bill of Nudity might come in handy after all

it will come handy for the adults ok?

but what about the 14yrs olds' that are defenseless? will it come handy too?

What about those traditional dance costumes that expose the tummy and the thighs?

I just don't see any reason why the freedom to wear what we want should be taken away from us! Why should some people sit somewhere and try to force a dress code on us? We are all free thinking humans. Wouldn't it be better if they focused on bills that gives more recognition of our human rights than those than actually take some of those rights away form us.

Like that odili.net article said, why should we impose a dress code on someone else's wife and daughters on his behalf?

Will they be imposing neck high and floor length costumes next?

seyibrown:
What about those traditional dance costumes that expose the tummy and the thighs?

I just don't see any reason why the freedom to wear what we want should be taken away from us! Why should some people sit somewhere and try to force a dress code on us? We are all free thinking humans. Wouldn't it be better if they focused on bills that gives more recognition of our human rights than those than actually take some of those rights away form us.

Like that odili.net article said, why should we impose a dress code on someone else's wife and daughters on his behalf?

Will they be imposing neck high and floor length costumes next?

that is it. how can u tell another man;s wife what to wear. what if her husband's likes her exposing all? cos i knw a couple of men who love dat. who is the govt to complain?

Nigeria: Muslim Group Wants Indecent Dressing Bill
Daily Trust (Abuja)

18 July 2008
Posted to the web 18 July 2008

Zakariyya Adaramola
Lagos

Alarmed by the dressing habits of young women on the streets, Lagos-based Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has urged members of the National Assembly to pass the bill seeking to ban indecent dressing in public places.

MURIC said the issue of indecent dressing should be addressed by the legislators with seriousness as it is one of the major causes of corruption.


According to the group, indecent dressing is a major motivation for crimes like rape and stealing of public funds.

It said in a statement signed by its director, Dr. Ishaq Akintola and made available to Daily Trust in Lagos yesterday that indecent dressing is usually seen as an issue that must be addressed in serious establishments.

It said; "We charge the Senate to do everything necessary to pass the bill into law. MURIC calls upon government to ban irresponsible dressing in its offices. It is a major motivation for corrupt practices. Scantily dressed females influence male workers to steal public funds in order to have enough money to spend on them. We must decide whether we want to run hotels or decent public institutions".

It said the legislators should discard opposition coming from women liberation groups and the Nigerian Bar Association as urgent passage of the bill would do the country a lot of good.

MURIC said the argument of those opposing the passage lacks was morally weak. "They are as dry as they are worthless. They have the noun 'deceit' and the verb 'to deceive'", it said.

The statement read in part: "Unless we want to deceive ourselves, we all know the negative effect of allowing the use of provocative dresses in public places. Women dress to kill to get contracts for which they are not qualified and they will get the contracts so long as men are in position to award them. They use indecent dressing to take undue advantage. Indecent dressing is tantamount to sexual harassment.

It would be recalled that the proposed bill for an Act to prohibit and punish public nudity, sexual intimidation and other related offences in Nigeria is being sponsored by Senator Eme Ufot Ekaette, the chairperson of the Senate committee on women and children. Senator Titus Olupitan also sponsored a similar bill titled, "An Act to Prohibit Indecent or Disgusting Bodily Exposure in Public Places" in 2004.

http://allafrica.com/stories/200807180284.html

You have to marvel at the reasoning in the highlighted text from the post above. I thought this whole issue was one big joke but apparently it isn't and is actually a "serious" issue. Is Nigeria actually going to go down the road of forcing a populace to dress the way the government or a group wants it to dress as opposed to practising decent parenting and community life which raises children of good standing? Very laughable indeed. When people try to enforce something on everyone else based on a reasoning whereby an excuse for their own shortcomings is the basis, it is just insulting. So ladies dressed in short skirts are now the cause of corruption in offices all over Nigeria? And the corrupt civilians are of course innocent in all of this, it is not because they are people without morals whereby instead of working were chasing skirts and stealing money, it is not because such are questionable characters, of course not. It is because people wear short skirts.

Sky Blue:
Nigeria: Muslim Group Wants Indecent Dressing Bill
Daily Trust (Abuja)

18 July 2008
Posted to the web 18 July 2008

Zakariyya Adaramola
Lagos

Alarmed by the dressing habits of young women on the streets, Lagos-based Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has urged members of the National Assembly to pass the bill seeking to ban indecent dressing in public places.

MURIC said the issue of indecent dressing should be addressed by the legislators with seriousness as it is one of the major causes of corruption.


According to the group, indecent dressing is a major motivation for crimes like rape and stealing of public funds.

It said in a statement signed by its director, Dr. Ishaq Akintola and made available to Daily Trust in Lagos yesterday that indecent dressing is usually seen as an issue that must be addressed in serious establishments.

It said; "We charge the Senate to do everything necessary to pass the bill into law. MURIC calls upon government to ban irresponsible dressing in its offices. It is a major motivation for corrupt practices. Scantily dressed females influence male workers to steal public funds in order to have enough money to spend on them. We must decide whether we want to run hotels or decent public institutions".

It said the legislators should discard opposition coming from women liberation groups and the Nigerian Bar Association as urgent passage of the bill would do the country a lot of good.

MURIC said the argument of those opposing the passage lacks was morally weak. "They are as dry as they are worthless. They have the noun 'deceit' and the verb 'to deceive'", it said.

The statement read in part: "Unless we want to deceive ourselves, we all know the negative effect of allowing the use of provocative dresses in public places. Women dress to kill to get contracts for which they are not qualified and they will get the contracts so long as men are in position to award them. They use indecent dressing to take undue advantage. Indecent dressing is tantamount to sexual harassment.

It would be recalled that the proposed bill for an Act to prohibit and punish public nudity, sexual intimidation and other related offences in Nigeria is being sponsored by Senator Eme Ufot Ekaette, the chairperson of the Senate committee on women and children. Senator Titus Olupitan also sponsored a similar bill titled, "An Act to Prohibit Indecent or Disgusting Bodily Exposure in Public Places" in 2004.

http://allafrica.com/stories/200807180284.html

for the records, it is not d dress or wat the dress reveals that earns them the contract, rather it is what they do with wat d dress reveals. covering all parts of the body will not remove the p*****y from its permanent location,neither will it stop men from lusting after women nor will it stop women from using their p*****y to gain contracts.  fully clothed people even do worse than the half clothed.  inasmuch as i don't support indecent dressing,  it is baseless to say that indecent dressing is the cause of rape and stealing of public funds. cos most of the rape victims we have in nigeria are all girls in their pre-teen. who were raped either by their father,uncles,cousins,houseboys,gatemen,robbers, e.t.c where these innocent girls indecently dressed? even muslim girls with all parts of their body covered (from head to toe) are also victims of rape.

Do women really dress like those women in the pics in Nigeria now? I think maybe we need the bill afterall. I thought it was only ashewo in hotels that wore flimsy clothes. 9ja don spoil finish

About time too