They are both women and have occupied political offices at different times. But there is more that former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and former Lagos State commissioner and woman leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief (Mrs) Kemi Nelson, have in common than gender and career.
The two amazons share a unique style of exquisite perch headgear that tends to set them apart from the crowd of other women.
They are not only numbered among top class Nigerians whose accomplishments and unique styles inspire others, they also lend credence to the saying that people who give out double doses of inspiration every time they appear in public are not usually generalists; they inspire because they are masters of a particular item of style.
Fashion buffs agree that one item that most elegant African women cannot do without is the headgear. Whether as ankara, aso oke or gele fabric, their dressing is never considered complete without one. In fact it is like the scarf or jacket that everyone wears in the West during winter.
Okonjo-Iweala and Nelson have a unique way of knotting their head gear/scarf. Both seem incapable of stepping out or attending a social event without stylishly perching their headgear on the forehead. It is a style with which they have become inseparable over the years.
There is no gainsaying the fact that they have succeeded in using their head ties to create a distinct image of themselves.
