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I could not help laughing after I read this. This is a must to share with you all. The title of what I read in Nigerian Vanguard is "Senate seeks public views on three-month jail term for indecently-dressed ladies". I was just dumb founded that Nigerian senators have the time to let ladies dress wear take center attention and sideline other issues such as poverty and how to deal with the root cause of poverty, robbery, and the negative image of the country etc.

Anyway, to continue with this ridiculous story, Senator Ekaette’s bill defines public nudity as

a. State of nakedness in the public or open;

b. State of indecent dressing which expose in the public or in the open any of the following parts of the human body:

i. The breast of a female above the age of 14 years;

ii. The laps of a female above the age of 14 years;

iii. The belly and or waist of a female above the age of 14 years;

iv. Any part of the body from two (2) inches below the shoulders downwards to the knee of a female person above the age of 14 years;

v. Any part of the body of the male person above the age of 14 years from the waist to the knee;

c. Any form of dressing with a transparent cloth or clothing in the public or the open which exposes any part of the body from two inches below the shoulders level downward to the knee of a female person above the age of 14 years; provided that exposure of the hands of the female person above the age of 14 years shall not be construed as public nudity.

d. Any form of dressing with a transparent cloth or clothing which exposes any part of the body of the male person above the age of 14 years from the waist to the knee in the public or open.

I cannot fathom this honestly. On the same paper, there was a report that armed men killed more than 10 people in a raid. What are the senators doing about this? Why should innocent citizens die just going about their business? What happened to comforting the broken, those who lost their loved ones in such attack. What happened to promises made during election campaign? How important is what a lady wears to issues on the ground? This is just a good case of Black man and what he prioritizes. Have a lovely day!!!!!

But why?

I was in London yesterday and I must say, the whole place was bubbling with different ethnic group, you can literally see the wealth these people bring into the country. People come from all over the world to see some historic land marks in London. I must say I am not a huge fan of London. I find the place not friendly and it doesn't help with the huge crowd every where. I was just thinking to myself as I was walking around London yesterday that my country can be like this if we are serious about development. God has blessed us with everything from the weather to the natural resources. We have the land, the beaches, the seaside, the culture name it we all have it.

My problem is that we have leaders who constantly travel abroad, they see all these wonders in the world and when they come back home, their great idea is to loot the money to already rich countries. Niger Delta area in Nigeria could be a big money maker, with the sea they are blessed with, the oil etc. The governors need not wait for federal government for money. They could generate big money through tourism and give that area and its people good life. Same thing goes for other states and areas in Nigeria.

I dream of a day that we all (not only Nigerian but Africans in whole) will wake up and start rebuilding this great land.

Meanwhile some stories from the newspaper, this lady was sent to jail for fraudulently claiming benefit and then buying houses with it with her daughter. I really don't understand why some people cannot hold on to their integrity.