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.