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Popular folk music singer Fantacee Wiz has publicly criticised the Sierra Leone Parliament over what she described as misplaced priorities, following reported discussions on women’s dress code.
In a strongly worded post on her official Facebook page, the singer expressed disbelief that lawmakers would devote time to debating women’s clothing while the country continues to grapple with pressing national challenges.
“Dear Sierra Leone Parliament,” she wrote, “before you rush to police women’s bodies, perhaps start by getting rid of that ugly duckling of a wig first.”
Fantacee Wiz questioned the relevance of such discussions in 2025, noting that issues such as poverty, corruption, education, healthcare, insecurity, and unemployment continue to affect the lives of ordinary Sierra Leoneans.
“It is 2025, and instead of addressing the million and one things fundamentally wrong with Sierra Leone, you are preoccupied with whether women should wear trousers or skirts. Truly astounding,” she stated.
The singer further argued that any legislation or policy targeting only women cannot be justified as culture, describing it instead as discrimination.
“Any law that targets only one gender is not culture; it is discrimination, plain and simple,” she added.
Fantacee Wiz said she was struggling to understand how a full parliamentary sitting could be convened, discussed, and publicised to debate women’s clothing rather than critical socio-economic issues.
“Not food prices. Not insecurity. Not unemployment. But women’s clothing,” she said.
Concluding her post, the artist warned that history would judge the priorities of leaders, describing the focus on women’s dress as “embarrassingly misplaced.”
Her comments come amid an ongoing public debate over Parliament’s dress code. The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Ibrahim Tawa Conteh, recently announced a policy restricting women from entering the well of Parliament—the main chamber—while wearing trousers or miniskirts.
