Monday, June 30, 2008

BILL AGAINST INDECENT DRESSING

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I HAD TO SIGH AFTER READING THE ARTICLE ON THE ABOVE IN THE SUNDAY EDITION OF THISDAY STYLE (THE KINDA STUFF THAT MAKES PEOPLE LIKE ME READ THE PAPERS) TITLED BYE BYE TO ALL THAT. THIS IS NOT BECAUSE I'M AN ADVOCATE OF LADIES AND INDEED GENTLEMEN(OR ROUGH MEN...AS THE CASE MAY BE) DRESSING INNAPROPRIATELY,ON THE CONTRARY, I HAVE ENOUGH MORAL AND RELIGIOUS VALUES INSTILLED IN ME BY FAMILY AND CHURCH TO THINK OTHERWISE, IT'S JUST THAT I THOUGHT OF THE PROS AND CONS, THEN CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THIS MATTER WILL BE BETTER RESOLVED IN SOME OTHER WAYS.
BEFORE I GO INTO THOSE WAYS, I'D LIKE TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS:
1. HAS ANYBODY THOUGHT OF WHAT POWER THIS BILL, IF PASSED INTO LAW WILL GIVE OUR ALREADY TRIGGER AND MOLESTATION HAPPY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS?
2.DO WE KNOW THAT THE WORD INDECENT IS A RELATIVE TERM AND INDEED CAN BE USED TO SUIT PERSONAL INTEREST AND PURPOSES?
3. LIKE IT WAS RAISED IN THE ARTICLE, WHAT HAPPENS TO ALL OUR RECREATION, SPORTS, CULTURAL AND OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES? (AS THERE WAS NO PROVISION FOR SUCH IN THE BILL PRESENTED)
4.HAS IT EVR BEEN PUT TO CONSIDERATION THAT IN MOST CIVILIZED ENTITIES, EACH STSTE HAS ITS OWN GOVERNING LAWS (OR CODES)?
OK, ENOUGH OF THE QUESTIONS.
WOULDN'T IT BE MORE APPROPRIATE IF SUCH BILLS AS TO INCORPORATE CUMPULSORY ORIENTATION PROGRAMMES AT ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION BE PURSUED?
LETS START TEACHING VALUES RIGHT FROM PRE-NURSERY, LESSONS LIKE HOW TO STAND IN A QUEUE AND WAIT FOR YOUR TURN, OBEYING TRAFFIC RULES, RESPECT FOR ELDERS, RELIGOUS AND CONSTITUTED AUTHORITIES, SHARING AND GIVING, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, GOOD SAMARITANSHIP(IF SUCH A WORD DOESN'T EXIST, I HEREBY CREATE IT!), AND SUCH LIFE MOULDING LESSONS.
ON THE BRIGHTER SIDE,MAYBE THIS WOULD BRING THE BIG BREAK FOR OUR LOCAL TAILORS WHOSE SPECIALITY IS THE YORUBA TRADITIONAL WEARS OF "IRO AND BUBA, AGBADA, DANSHIKI N CO.. AS THESE ARE PROBABLY THE ONLY STYLES THAT FIT ARE EXEMPTED FROM "INDECENCY" BY THE BILL.

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