First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has called on women to encourage modest dressing among young girls while also mentoring those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
The First Lady asked women to purposefully mentor young girls and inculcate strong values in them while speaking at an interfaith gathering in Abuja, a video of which went viral on Friday.
She issued a challenge to women to mentor at least one girl from a low-income family.
“I challenge you to have a mentee with you, not someone you’ve been mentoring all the time, but just pour into the life of a young girl from an impoverished background,” she stated.
She said that mentorship might take many different forms, such as offering financial aid, support, and moral counsel.
You know, support them, even if it’s just by teaching them, encouraging them, or providing a scholarship. Teach them virtues.
“Teach them how to be good women; teach them how to dress well, because we see that our young people, you know, they’ve really taken it. I don’t read social media, so it doesn’t bother me.
Mrs. Tinubu also emphasized modesty in dressing, stating that beauty should not be defined by revealing clothing.
She also added that men should also exercise restraint, noting that God would help them “crucify their eyes.”
“Teach them how to cover up, and you know, being naked is not beautiful. You know, we don’t know why they are doing that, but beauty comes from within, you know, and our men—God will also help them and open their eyes.”
