According to report reaching oyogist.com, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has said pupils in the state public schools will start wearing the local Adire fabric as uniform.
Adire textile is the indigo-dyed cloth made in southwestern Nigeria by Yoruba women, using a variety of resist-dyeing techniques.
According to Abiodun, “starting from next term, adire fabric would become an official school uniform in all public schools in the State.”
The Governor disclosed this on Thursday at the official launch of Ogun Adire Digital MarketPlace at the June 12 Cultural centre, Kuto, Abeokuta.
Abiodun also urged the government at the centre to adopt Adire as an attire for national events.
The event was attended by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Muhammed, who Abiodun urged to help promote Adire at the National level, saying appointees of President Muhammadu Buhari can adopt the Adire for National events.
