Governor Umaru Bago, of Niger State, has barred civil servants in the state from wearing native attire, kaftans and Babbanriga to offices, from Monday to Thursday.
He added that any officer who fails to comply with the directive will be dismissed from the service.
Bago gave the directive during the presentation of land development and preparation equipment at the Brains and Hammers Rice City in Wushishi local government area of the State at the weekend.
According to him, all English attire is permissible going forward.
“As from Monday, we will issue an order preventing civil servants from wearing kaftan and Babanriga to work between Monday and Thursday. No Babbanriga, no Kaftan; we are here to work.
“Anybody who wants to wear Babanriga should resign. We are also going to engage in serious farming activities going forward”, Bago said.
