First Lady Remi Tinubu faced backlash after speaking out against the growing trend of nudity in fashion and urging parents to “salvage our children” from Western cultural influence. Tinubu made this statement at the #WeAreEqual Campaign by OAFLAD at the State House on Friday. She noted that nakedness is not acceptable in Nigerian culture, adding that young people are “forgetting” Nigerian cultural values.

The first lady also stated that despite Nigeria not having a Met Gala, the world’s most prestigious and glamorous fashion event, young individuals are showcasing their “nakedness” everywhere while the men are well-clothed. Nudity, according to Tinubu, is not beautiful and should not be emulated; she, however, urged parents to teach their children by telling them the way it is and that nakedness is not accepted in Nigerian culture. She stated, “We have to salvage our children.

You know, we see the way they dress and they keep forgetting that Nigeria we are beautiful. The moment you can see what they showcase on the stage, I say ‘we are fashionable, we see what is going on’. “You know we are not having a Met Gala and everyone, their 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.

That is not beautiful. It’s not beautiful at all,” Tinubu said. “And there are beautiful girls, but they should be confident to know they are, and they don’t want t.