Mohammed Umaru Bago, the governor of Niger, has provided more context for his remarks regarding the state's planned clothing code for civil servants.Bago claimed that his dress code instruction had been misquoted and misrepresented to the public in a statement released by his spokesperson, Bologi Ibrahim.
According to Ibrahim, the video that went viral on social media showed Bago telling civil servants not to wear traditional clothing, known as "Babban Riga" in Hausa, from Monday through Thursday did not accurately portray the statement.
"Mr. Governor feels that Niger's vast agricultural potential means that, as a state, we have no reason to be impoverished. His administration has already made significant investments in the agricultural revolution, so everyone, including the civil servants, needs to embrace farming together," Ibrahim stated.
He said that the governor was just pushing public personnel to become farmers, and that in order to be a competent farmer, one must dress well for the job.
He clarified that, contrary to what was incorrectly shown in the widely shared video, Bago's remarks did not in any way suggest that federal servants now had a dress code for Monday through Thursday.
According to Ibrahim, his supervisor did not declare or enforce a dress code for civil servants; rather, he indicated that each professional should dress according to the requirements of their position.
Ibrahim claimed, "The viral video was oddly and deviously edited to disparage the Governor, emphasizing that the public should ignore the clip because the full video defines what he meant."
In order to prevent misrepresenting the truth, Governor Bago urged social media influencers to be careful and certain about the context and content of the information they provide on social media.
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