Lagos State Govt Bans Mini Skirts, Other Attires!

Lagos State Govt Bans Mini Skirts, Other
Attires
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.
P.M.NEWS 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.
According to the HOS, if female public servants must
wear trousers, such trousers should neither be tight nor
revealing and must be worn with a jacket.
Also, gowns to be worn by female public servants must
be of knee level, moderate slit, not sleeveless and not
body clinging.
Williams added that if native attires must be worn, they
must be worn completely.
The government also reeled out dress code for male
public servants. In the dress code for men, administrative
officers must wear suit and tie as professionals and other
officers could wear wear suit and tie or French suit.
Junior and clerical staff are allowed to wear shirts and
trousers and French suit while complete native wear is
allowed for all cadres of public servants.
“As a matter of necessity, all Directors of Finance and
Administration are hereby enjoined to ensure that officers
within their purview adhere strictly to moderate and
decent dressing,” said the HOS.
Already, the Directors of Finance and Administration of
various ministries have been having urgent meeting with
their staff to intimate them about the new dress code.
The development has become a subject of discourse
among public servants at Alausa.