LAGOS/ABUJA, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Too fashionable for political get together T-shirts and caps, some fashionistas in Nigeria are donning the colors and faces of their most popular candidates for a presidential election this month on designer outfits.
Forward of the Feb. 25 vote, political rallies and marketing campaign occasions have grow to be catwalks for vibrant printed materials twisted into elaborate attire, tunics and headscarves.
For a lot of, additionally it is a chance to put on elegant spins on conventional gown reasonably than extra informal, Western-style garments most metropolis dwellers use for work and every day life.
Opposition Labour Occasion (LP) youth chief Kennedy Ahanotu attended an occasion in Lagos in a white tunic referred to as a “babban riga”, which implies flowing robe in native Hausa.
He wore an LP-emblazoned, inexperienced, crimson and white model of a standard hat and held a wood strolling stick that’s typically used as an adjunct amongst Hausa males.
[1/5] Supporters of All Progressives Congress (APC) put on conventional apparel with APC branding throughout a marketing campaign rally in Abuja, Nigeria, February 11, 2023. REUTERS/Abraham Achirga
“You may see the stick right here which implies I’m a full Lagosian by advantage of this marketing campaign in Lagos,” mentioned Ahanotu.
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At a rally of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) get together in capital Abuja, ladies in darkish sun shades and inexperienced head wraps staved off the warmth with silky material in APC colours mounted into followers.
Fatima Suleiman, a private assistant to the minister of Nigeria’s federal capital territory, wore a black hat that’s a part of conventional outfits worn by the Gbagyi ethnic group.
The hat was embroidered with the image of a damaged shackle Suleiman mentioned represented “Asiwaju”, the Yoruba phrase for chief that has grow to be the nickname of APC candidate Bola Tinubu.
“That is our official regalia for APC presidential marketing campaign council,” she defined. “That’s the reason I’m trying in all probability this vibrant.”
Reporting by Abraham Achirga in Abuja and Vining Ogu in Lagos; Writing by Sofia Christensen; Enhancing by Sandra Maler
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