Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Barrister Solomon Dalung has disclosed reason he wears 'Khaki' uniform to public functions.
Sports minister, Solomon Dalung shaking hand with President Buhari
In a recent telephone chat with Nneka Ikem Anibeze, the spokesperson and Special Adviser to the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Comrade Barrister Solomon Dalung, it has been revealed the reason the minister wears 'Khaki' uniform to public events and functions.
According to the spokesperson, Barrister Dalung is a staunch activist who cares for the welfare of the masses, the genre of dressing he wears portray the struggle for the government to provide a better life for the people.
She said: "My boss is a Comrade and would like to be seen as one. He is a voice for the voiceless who loves to fight for the hopeless and the down trodden. That is just his style, it also indicates that the struggle continues wherever he finds himself and in whatever position."
When asked if her boss would not follow the steps of his predecessors with similar styles and philosophies which after getting the plum job from the federal government or became an incumbent governor succumbed to the new demand of the office they occupied which made them changed their mode of dressing to suit the present realities.
Nneka said: "I trust my boss, he is as constant as the Northern people, he won’t change regardless of his position; that is simply his style."