The governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf has denied allegations that his administration empowered women with red underwear during a rally organised in honour of the First Lady, Remi Tinubu.
He said the items were displayed without his knowledge or approval.
Recall that a group of young women were seen displaying red panties during the rally last week.
Though, Yusuf who has denied knowledge about the incident, was seen introducing the chief underwear campaigner, Teema Cool, to the first lady.
The pictures and videos immediately went viral over the weekend, with many social media commentators interpreting the entire drama as part of an empowerment programme.
But speaking at a special prayer session held at the Kano Government House, Mr Yusuf said he was unaware of the incident and described it as culturally and religiously inappropriate.
“You have heard what happened. We are here minding our business when someone reported to me that a group of young ladies had displayed something… The governor was unaware. I quit social media because of something like this. I would rather receive such information from someone,” he said.
“But we must condemn it because it is against our culture and also against the teachings of Islam.
“I got the story of what happened yesterday. And I immediately summoned the young women,” Mr Yusuf said.
