There is nothing like dress code, they just throw caution in the wind and all the moral values lost. Moreover men are not better either, they dress shabbily, sag this or that, they look more of tout than students, and these are the leaders of tomorrow!
This “Dress to kill” reign of skimpy dresses has turned many campuses to fashion runway. Thereby makes many campuses a ‘red zone’ spots where potentials ‘aristos’ patronise.
Worried by this trend, managements of higher institutions introduced dress codes. While some higher institutions may have succeeded in implementing the rules, but the students claims that this act is an infringement on their right.
What constitutes indecent dressing is not clearly spelt out. But what is indecent dressing? Students differ on what constitutes this:
“Indecent dressing is an immodest and improper way of dressing that negates the code of dressing design by God. I dress the way I was brought up, and as students, I believe we should not only be taught how to read and write in schools, but also how to promote our culture and traditions in a decent way.” Ayomide Fatumbi, Engineering student of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, said.
Sope Oyeniyi, a Food Science and Engineering student of LAUTECH, said: “Everyone is free to dress the way he or she likes without hindrance from anyone or authorities. Restricting the way one dresses is unwelcomed and unacceptable to humanity. It is our right to dress the way we want. No one should compel others to dress in a particular way but if authorities believe they are not satisfied with the way some of us dress, they can instruct the security men at the school gates to disallow whoever dresses shabbily into the campus.”
Caleb Arulogun, a lecturer at The Polytechnic Ibadan on his own said: “Higher institutions are not secondary schools where there is uniformity indressing. Anyone who is admitted into higher institution is believed to be mature and to be able to differentiate his right from left.” He added that parents needed to teach their children morals, while institutions must strengthen its rules against indecent lifestyle.
While Olamide Sanusi, a final year student of Banking and Finance of IBADAN POLY, said:“To me, I dress the way my parents do at home, and sometimes, it depends on the kind of friend people keep. Most students dress well at home, but when in school, they join bad company in ‘advertising’ their body,”
Meanwhile, in order to prevent students from dressing shabbily while they study, regulators of some professional disciplines such as law and medical science have introduced a regulated dress code. While Law students put on white shirt and black trousers or long skirts, medical students wear white lab coat on any clothes they have on them.
It is important to know that all this indecent dressing habit start from home, in a situation whereby parents are no longer playing the role of guidance. Mr Omolewa Yunus, spoke my mind when he said: “Most improper dresses start from home.
Though some students change when they got admission but it should not be left only to the government and school authorities. I will support the implementation of dress codes for all students irrespective of their courses.”
Lawal Sulaiman, a 400-Level Mechanical Engineering student, LAUTECH, talked about danger of indecent dressing thus:“Indecent dresses pose a danger for our society as we have witnessed many cases of rape and assaults of our female students. This type of dress promotes criminal acts.”
Adedoyin Akorede, a 200-Level Medical Rehabilitation student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, said. “The way I dress most times speaks more of my upbringing. Though, there is pressure from friends on campus, but I can never bow to such ungodly dress of most female students put on,”
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