The governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has described Nigerians who criticized him for wearing T-shirt and jeans as “hypocrites”.
In a statement issued by his media aide, Lere Olayinka via twitter, Fayose wondered why Nigerians hailed Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, for wearing T-shirt and jeans for important business meetings and conferences, while he was rebuked for wearing same while running errands as Governor.
See tweets below:
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Whatever I do, they will condemn. When I wore T-shirt to the House of Assembly, they said I didn’t dress properly.— Lere Olayinka (@OlayinkaLere) September 5, 2016
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But when the Facebook founder came to Nigeria, wearing T-shirt and jeans, they hailed him.— Lere Olayinka (@OlayinkaLere) September 5, 2016
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They said he was humble. Hypocrites, that’s what they are.— Lere Olayinka (@OlayinkaLere) September5, 2016