Gov Fashola bans miniskirts and also dictate what men should wear in Lagos.

 Governor Babatunde Fashola's administration
has banned indecent dressing among female public servants. All forms of dresses that expose breasts, contours
and other sensitive female body parts have been
outlawed. The decision was taken as a result of worsening
cases of indecent dressing among female public
servants at the Lagos State Government
Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, southwest
Nigeria. Although PM News correspondent has observed
that all forms of skimpy dresses or mini skirts, tight
trousers revealing the contours, sleeveless dresses
and blouses and body clinging dresses are worn by
some female public servants as they walk about the
secretariat. Worried by this despicable act, the state
government had to introduce new dress code among
public servants, especially the female folk. A circular issued by the Head of Service, Mrs.
Josephine Williams dated 7 February, 2014 has
been sent to all government Ministries, Departments
and Agencies, MDAs calling on all Directors of
Finance and Administration, DFAs, to immediately
move against indecent dressing in Alausa. The circular, with the reference number CIR/
HOS/14/Vol.1/022, said similar directive was issued
through the HOS in 2005 in a circular number 113
mandating public servants to dress properly and
decently to the office and official functions portray
the good image of the state government. The government warned that it would begin to take
drastic and punitive measures against recalcitrant
public servants who flout the directive. "It has however been observed with grave
concern that some officers have not been
complying with this directive. The noticeable non-compliance of some officers
to this directive should henceforth stop as the
extant civil service rules and regulation on
proper and indecent dressing still subsist and
will be applied accordingly on flouters," the HOS said. Williams listed what is contained in the
new dress code for female civil servants,
saying that skirts above the knee should
not be worn by public servants, saying
that dresses allowed are skirts which are of knee
level, moderate slit and not body clinging skirts.

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