The First Lady of Nigeria has seemingly taken aim at Meghan Markle ’s choice of clothing following her and Prince Harry ’s recent trip to the country. The couple, who visited in their capacity as private citizens, spent three days in Nigeria celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games . Senator Oluremi Tinubu, 63, made the comments during a speech celebrating her husband’s first year in office and discussed her hopes for the modesty of Nigerian women and girls.
She did so while slamming the “nakedness” of “film stars from America”, which could be more than a coincidence following the former Suits star’s recent visit. This was seemingly clarified later in the speech when Meghan was explicitly named. The First Lady said Nigerian women and girls “do not want to mimic and try to emulate film stars from America” with their “nakedness.
” “The message here is we have to salvage our children. We see the way they dress,” she said. The First Lady continued: “They keep forgetting that Nigeria, we are beautiful.
You can see what they showcase on the stage, I said, ‘We are fashionable, we see what is going on.’ “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 we don’t accept nakedness in our culture. That is not beautiful.
It’s not beautiful at all. “And they’re all beautiful girls, but they should be confident in who they are. “The.
