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Nigerian media personality, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, has encouraged Nigerian politicians and officials to wear traditional attire when attending functions outside the country.
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He made this statement in a post on his verified X account on Thursday. He wrote:
I think Nigerian politicians and officials should wear traditional attire even more when they are out of the country.
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Ebuka, who is renowned for hosting the reality television show, Big Brother Naija, has won several awards for his contributions to the media industry.
Furthermore, the Big Brother Naija host in a new interview with Channels TV said that people will have to decide where they will draw the line working for politicians. The Rubbin’ Minds host said;
It’s a very heavy burden and I think it’s unfair to believe that celebrities are not suppose to feed, a lot of people make their living from these things. But at the same time, when you do decide to put yourself out there, you have to understand that it comes with these heavy consequences as well. And whatever line you decide to tow, you have to be ready.
In the past few years, celebrities have come under heavy criticism for hosting events for politicians. More recently, celebrities including Kate Henshaw, Davido and Burna Boy have faced backlash for either hosting political events, performing at political events or attending political events. Ebuka added;
I wouldn’t host certain gigs for certain people. And it’s not necessarily about the parties they belong to. It might be maybe because of the ideas that they’ve shown in the past, or whatever.
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But at the same time, I don’t hold that against anybody. And I also I am able to draw a distinct line between working for somebody and doing something for the government. I have hosted things in the Presidential Villa. I felt like I was doing that for the government. I wasn’t doing that for the person in the office. If you can draw that distinct line for yourself
He added, then the person should decide for themself.
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