Senator Adams Oshiomhole has explained why he no longer wears his trademark khaki outfits to the National Assembly.
The Edo North lawmaker said his decision was not personal but due to the Senate’s official dress code.
Speaking during an interview on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Friday, Oshiomhole addressed public comments that he had abandoned his labour roots since becoming a senator. He said those assumptions were wrong.
According to him, “The ‘senator’ (wear) thing I need to clear it. I watched one analysis, where it was said that ‘even Oshiomhole, power changes people. He no longer wears ‘khaki’.”
The former Nigeria Labour Congress president explained that he had been cautioned repeatedly not to wear khaki during plenary. “Do you know that I am not allowed with all my human right? I’m not allowed, I don’t have the right to wear those khaki to the Senate because they have a dress code,” he said.
He added that presiding officers warned him on several occasions, stressing that “this is not labour office.”
Oshiomhole, who built his political image around khaki during his activism days, clarified that his change in attire was purely about compliance with Senate rules and not a reflection of personal transformation.
Recall that in 2019, Oshiomhole faced criticism from some civil society groups who accused him of abandoning his activist style after assuming national political office as the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).