President Muhammadu Buhari has declared Mondays and
Wednesdays every week, as Made-in-Nigeria Dress Days across the country.
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”.
Buhari 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.
By Seun Opejobi
