Thursday 12 June 2008

exposure

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!!!!!

1 comment:

  1. It sounds funny but it is the truth Our leaders spend much time on matters of less importance at the detriment of salvaging the nation from the scourge of poverty!

    It only shows that they lack understanding of what their priorities should be!

    Mediocres in power! God help Nigeria...

    How are you?

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