‘This Is Not Labour Office’ – Oshiomhole Speaks On Senate Warning Over ‘Khaki’ Outfit

Sunnex Egbu

3 hours ago

Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has clarified why he stopped wearing khaki to the Senate chamber.

Naijaonpoint reports that Oshiomhole, speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Friday, said that some commentators had suggested his change of dressing was due to the influence of political office.

However, the former Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) president said he had been cautioned several times against wearing his trademark khaki attire to plenary.

According to the Senator, his decision to stop wearing ‘Khaki’ was a matter of compliance with Senate rules because there is a dress code.

He said, “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’.

“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.

“And I have seen, I was there for a couple of times, they warned me, “please, this is not labour office.”

Meanwhile, former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Usman Yusuf, has slammed Oshiomhole over his comment on the insecurity in the North.

Oshiomhole had recently stated that the insecurity in the North was tied to the activities of illegal mining in the region, stressing that top personnel were using choppers to carry out gold from the area.

Reacting to the remark, Yusuf, in an interview with Punch, opined that the former Governor of Edo State was part of the problem in Nigeria.

He said, “Adams Oshiomhole doesn’t know anything about the level of insecurity in the North, and he is part of the problem in Nigeria. The 10th National Assembly is a do-nothing National Assembly. They have allowed the President free rein without checking him.

“He gets loans from all over the place, and this is going to cripple the lives of our grandchildren. They never checkmated him. If Senator Adams Oshiomhole wants to grandstand and be in the newspapers, he is welcome. But he is as much a problem for this country as the President is.”