The First Lady of Nigeria, Sentor Oluremi Tinubu, has clarified that she did not mean to make negative comments on Meghan, Duchess of Sussex 's style while on her recent trip to Nigeria . She says her comments made in a recent speech, where she discussed the challenges faced by Nigeria's youth, have been misconstrued. At the May 25 event, Tinubu took the stage as she said, "The message here is, we have to salvage our children.
You know we see the way they dress, they keep forgetting that Nigeria, we are beautiful. READ MORE: 'Fell back in love': Hemsworth's brutally honest remark about marriage "We are not having the Met Gala. And everyone, the nakedness is just everywhere, and the men are well-clothed.
So we have to do something. Tell them the way it is – we don't accept nakedness in our culture. "It is not beautiful at all.
And they are all beautiful girls, but they should be confident in who they are. They are mimicking and trying to emulate film stars from America. They don't know where they come from," the First Lady said as the crowd applauded "Why did Meghan come here, looking for Africa? That is something we have to take home with.
We know who we are, and don't lose who you are." For a daily dose of 9honey, subscribe to our newsletter here . Though some believed that the speech may have been a dig at the royal's style, Tinubu's office has since clarified the meaning behind the remarks.
"She meant Meghan appreciates the people we are and hence her coming .
