Niger Governor Bars Workers From Wearing Native Attires to Office
- Governor Umar Bago has ordered all civil servants in Niger state to stop wearing native attires to offices
- Bago said native attires such as “kaftans and babanriga” will no longer be allowed from Monday to Thursday.
- The APC governor warned that civil servants who flout the order would be “dismissed from service”
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Niger state, Wushishi - Niger state civil servants have been barred from wearing native attires to offices.
Governor Umar Bago said native attires such as “kaftans and babanriga” must not be worn at offices from Monday to Thursday, TheCable reported.
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He stated this during a presentation of land development and preparation equipment at the Brains and Hammers Rice City in Wushishi LGA of the state on Monday, December 18.
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The governor warned that civil servants who flout the order would be “dismissed from service”.
He added that workers who wish to wear native attires should resign from service.
“From Monday, we will issue an order preventing civil servants from wearing kaftan and Babanriga to work between Monday and Thursday. No Babanriga, No Kaftan, we are here to work,”
“Anybody who wants to wear Babanriga should resign. We are also going to engage in serious farming activities going forward.”
A journalist, Jaafar Jaafar, shared the video of the announcement via his X page (formerly known as Twitter) @JaafarSJaafar
Governor Bago orders demolition of police station
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Governor Bago raised some tension in the state as he disclosed an intention to demolish the Chanchaga police station in Minna, the state capital.
The governor of the All Progressives Congress (APC) disclosed the plan while delivering his inaugural speech at the trade fair complex in Minna on Monday, May 29.
Bago said the first assignment he would be embarking on is to mark the police station for demolition and that would be carried out on a date he is yet to announce.
Bago appoints 131 women as aides
Governor Bago appointed 131 women to various political positions in his government.
A breakdown of the appointees revealed that 41 of the women were to serve as coordinators while the remaining 90 would serve as senior special assistants.
Speaking on the reason for the appointment, Bago said the appointments were in fulfilment of his campaign promise.
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