Barrister Solomon Dalung is the
honourable minister of sports. But that is not his claim to fame. He became a household name when he decided to
re-christen our beloved nation United States of Nigeria as opposed to the
Federal Republic of Nigeria we have all come to accept and love. Perhaps he was
attempting to send a ‘let’s unite’ message to the different states in the
federation, who knows? But this post is not even about the US of N, that is
water under the bridge.
On our drive to work this
morning, uncle bae and I could not help laughing out loud when @Jimidisu
commented on the capabilities of Dalung as an honourable minister of the
federation. Among other factors, uncle Jimi was concerned about Dalung’s
dressing, completely convinced that no one will take Dalung serious as long as
he keeps dressing like that. True or False? I decided to find out, and it seems
like Uncle Dalung actually has a unique sense of style- his beret and conductor
(as my father likes to call that short sleeved apparel that is closer to a
military man’s uniform than a suit). Whatever they are called, Uncle Dalung
loves those things, he has them in different colours and wears them to every occasion.
He wore it to address the
media
And granted a radio interview in it
He rocked a red beret to support Bring Back
Our Girls
He even has one that suits the
APC flag
But wait, is that him in a suit?
Wowwee, he even has agbada!!
On a second thought though, does he not
share a similar sense of style with Comrade Adams Oshiomole of Edo State? How
come no one has a problem with Oshiomole dressing the way he does, face cap to
match?
The comrade has rocked this style since his NLC days
He even made one for his beautiful wife and nobody said anything o
Or maybe somebody actually did something...
Again, it looks like my mother was right- what
you wear is a reflection of who you are! If you are not a comrade, don’t dress
like one. If you are not a tout, don’t dress like one. If you are not a
prostitute, please do not dress like one. That’s another lesson I will need to
teach my children.
Following this logic though,
maybe we should not be in a hurry to judge Uncle Dalung, we might merely need
to ask him- sir who are you and what are you communicating with your dressing.
After all, it is now evident that dressing is a language that resounds louder
than the voice.
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