When Solomon Dalung was eventually appointed by Buhari’s administration as the Minister of Sport, many wondered what would a lawyer by profession contribute to the ministry of sport and. It was a shock to many as few days after his appointment as the minister, he created an official “uniform” for himself which he is usually seen in.
This aroused series of speculations as to why the invented dresscode. He has been accused of being in a fraternity. However, many are of the opinion that instead of him wearing a ‘khaki’ he should be seen wearing a sporting outfit.
But the minister of Sports has explained why he always wears Khaki and red beret to attend public events. He shared his explanation on his Facebook wall.
“So many people have asked this same question, what is behind your mode of outfits and what is the motivating principle?” The ‘Red Beret’ is my signature for a struggle of the common people. The ‘Khaki’ is just nothing but a very modest way of appreciating the magnitude of problems the ‘common people’ face in this country.
I don’t fancy putting on attires outside that because it does not at all, portray our understanding of the situation in which we operate. There are people in this country who find it difficult to eat one meal a day and yet, we intimidate and harass them with gorgeously expensive dresses. Some of our apparels can even feed a whole community! I find it difficult to reconcile such an irony.
(Sighs) So, I have decided to just live happily and modestly because that is how I feel happy each time I am in my simple wears. As for the ‘Red Beret’, it is the signature of those who struggle against injustice, violence and oppression of the poor. In fact, the red colour, historically represents the blood of the poor people who have been struggling for a better society. Each time we look at the red beret, we remember that some people have sacrificed their lives in struggling to live better in a world which was created by God and which others have decided to hijack and live at their own advantage against the voiceless majority. So…the summary of who I am is that I am a Comrade walking the talk “he stated
