Singer Seyi Shay has come out to defend the dress she wore to the #MeetThePresident event which was held at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on Sunday, March 1, 2015.
Shay had come under fire from Nigerian social media users after she posed with President Goodluck Jonathan in a dress adjudged to be too short.
The singer has come now clarified the choice of the dress, explaining that she had two dresses for the event and had worn the controversial dress for her performance.
Speaking to The Punch, Shay said: “I am a very respectable young lady and I was not in any way trying to seduce the President with the outfit I wore. I had two outfits for the event, one was for my performance and the other was worn after I performed. The dress I was pictured in with the President was what I wore during my performance.
“I came on stage and greeted everyone according to their culture and I did the same for Mr. President. He was impressed and he asked where and how I knew how to greet in his native dialect and I said I learnt it. That was what brought about the giggling and smiles in the picture. I’m a performer and what I do on stage doesn’t reflect my everyday life. I had two outfits on that day and it was a youth event. Who wouldn’t feel overwhelmed meeting the President? Well, I did and I felt honoured because it is not every day you get to meet the president of your country.”
