Days after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s high-profile visit to Nigeria, the country’s First Lady, in a bold address, stated that the women of Nigeria should not lose themselves trying to emulate American celebrities. Senator Oluremi Tinubu, wife of President Bola Tinubu was speaking in Abuja to mark the first anniversary of her husband’s administration, as per a report in the New York Post.
Teenagers and young adults, Ms Tinubu suggested, should dress modestly and reject the looks made famous by American celebrities. “We have to salvage our children,” she declared. “We see the way they dress. We are not having the Met Gala. And everyone, the nakedness, is just everywhere and the men are well-clothed,” she said.
She continued, “Tell them we don’t accept nakedness in our culture. That is not beautiful. It’s not beautiful at all.”
Ms Markle highlighted her Nigerian heritage during the visit to the country, and although Ms Tinubu refrained from criticising the Duchess directly, she did ..