The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has urged the federal government to outrightly ban the importation of foreign jeans to promote local fabrics and boost Nigeria’s economy.
The monarch made the plea in a statement by his spokesperson, Alli Ibrahim, on Tuesday.
Oluwo lamented the infiltration of religion into our cultural values most especially the Yorubas, saying traditional rulers have roles to play in distinctly differentiating Yoruba culture from religion.
He expressed the hope in the federal government’s involvement to embrace and domesticate the production of various dresses such as suits, jeans and Agbada with local Ofi.
The monarch said, “I want to task the federal government to outrightly ban the importation of foreign jeans into Nigeria, promote local jeans made of Ofi to aid job opportunities and advantages.
“It is about using our own fabrics to make clothes of Western dresses which our kids like. You must think like the children and the youths if you want to influence them in any way.
“We cannot compel our youths and teenagers to start wearing agbada made of Aso Oke or Aso Ofi. But now I have branded our Aso Oke as Telu Jeans and Telu Jeans are normal jeans trousers, shorts and jackets made of Aso Oke
“Our traditional clothes and accessories such as Ofi and beads are demonstration of rich culture and luxuries of wealth. So enticing and admiring but because people affiliated with wearing Ofi and using some cultural accessories as paganism, our children begin to run away from it.”
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