​Buhari declares Mondays, Wednesday for traditional dresses opposing Fridays​

Sunday, 9 April 2017

​Buhari declares Mondays, Wednesday for traditional dresses opposing Fridays​

Mondays and Wednesday have been declared
across the country by President Buhari
for dresses made in Nigeria.
Photo credit, source: dailypost.ng
The declaration was contained in a letter dated
4th April, 2017, addressed to the Executive
Secretary of National Institute for Cultural
Orientation (NICO), Barclays Foubiri Ayakoroma,
through the Federal Ministry of Information &
Culture.
The letter reads in part: “ The Federal Executive
Council (FEC), at its meeting of Wednesday, 1st
February, 2017, has approved the adoption of
Mondays and Wednesdays of every week
as Made-in-Nigeria Dress Days as part of
measures to uplift the nation’s culture and
promote Made-in-Nigeria textile products”.
The president further directed that a
presentation on the Made-in-Nigeria Campaign
be made to the National Economic Council to
secure the buy-in of State Governments.
As a follow-up to the letter, the Minister of
Information & Culture, Lai Mohammed, asked
the Management of NICO to provide a
comprehensive proposal on how to effectively
implement the policy in a manner that would
encourage all Nigerians to conveniently observe
the Made-in-Nigeria Dress Days.
Reacting to the Government’s approval for
Made-in-Nigeria Dress Days, the Executive
Secretary of NICO, Dr. Barclays Foubiri
Ayakoroma, stated that for him, it was one
major breakthrough so far recorded by his
administration in the Institute.