Hon. Demeji Bankole, the third highest ranking Nigerian official wears leather flip flop to public function!
Is this a case of ‘high-fashion’ or a sloppy dresser feeling cool…?
Despite the huge wardrobe allowances paid to Nigeria lawmakers to “look good”, Mr. Speaker, the third ranked Nigerian official, manages to wear flip flops to meet a state governor!
I care less if Mr. Speaker’s flip flop is Gucci-leather-made bought at Harrods; flip flops remains flip flops, and shouldn’t be worn openly at public/official functions.
Demeji is tacky…
Hello,
I thought flip flops were the political term for adopting opposing views on a matter of principle or policy.
If anyone should be a flip flopper, I would suppose a speaker is well suited for ambguity and indecision whilst appearing to meditate with authority.
Expressing that in apparel just goes to show that clothes can sometimes make a man – the politics have been absorbed in the way the man appears, he might well be a sloppy speaker too.
But the consideration of high fashion on a sloppy dresser being cool just about sums up the matter entirely.
Regards,
Akin
June 9, 2009 at 4:52 pm
A great post with equally great and poignant comment!
My two cents: A sloppy, flip flop-wearing lawmaker can only make a tacky lawmaker!
June 9, 2009 at 11:11 pm
D – for Dissident
D- for Disillusioned
D- For Dimeji the choked speaker who can only show how much I dont care rebuff in his attitude. Somehow feel very sorry for him, no matter how much wardrobe allowance etc, if deep inside Dimeji Bankole is discouraged in the environ he finds himself in (and this may well be the case. Remember the energetic and forthright Dimeji that wanted to take on Obasanjo, Nigeria et al), well we can only say – Another good soul bites the dust and floats around awaiting an end of term.
F – for Flip Flops
F – for Floppers
F – for Foolery
F – for Fellow Nigerians who partake in foolery and causing floppers to wear flip flops.
WHICH WAY NIGERIA?
June 11, 2009 at 5:43 am
Addedum – I quite like his stand out, am different from you all, dont care posture and stance, this complements the flip flop attitude very well. Dimeji Bankole is a man who finds himself in a position different from his dreams as a Speaker in the House. He knows he cant fight a winning battle and has just thrown in the towel. Unlike Ribadu who took fight and flight, Dimeji is running away from a present battle, maybe only to return and fight a winning battle someday. Will he ever get the chance???
June 11, 2009 at 5:48 am
So what? What is wrong with African traditional wear? Are you Nigerians Oyinbo? Why don’t you bleach your skin to be true white men, if you can not wear your beautiful apparel of identity to functions?
Posts like this really irritate!
June 14, 2009 at 5:42 pm
Is there anywhere in the post where the writer questions the apparel?
The issue is certainly not the apparel, but the slippers (flip flops), dude!!!!!
June 14, 2009 at 9:28 pm
And what is wrong with that? For God sake?
What is wrong with his sandals? African man!
June 14, 2009 at 9:34 pm
Imnakoya
By whose standards is it wrong to wear sandals or leather slippers to functions?
Let me guess- your white Kolo-master, the same master who taught you that it was Lord Luggard that discovered our own River Naija, and u took it.
Be liberated fro god sake. Please!
He is wearing appropriate African attire. Now you go get a life.
June 14, 2009 at 9:37 pm
@NewsRescue
Hey what happens to simple courtesy? Do you have a challenge having decent and civil conversations without going haywire in your comments?
You could have made a perfect point without those extra garbage thrown into your comments!
I stand by my assertions…and you’re not compelled to agree.
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June 15, 2009 at 8:42 am
Credit crunch, see what you have done…
June 15, 2009 at 10:40 am