Speaker of Ghana’s eight parliament Alban Bagbin has admonished parliamentarians to promote values that will set Ghana’s legislative house apart from the colonial legacies left by the British.
Addressing the house on Tuesday January 25, 2022, said it was long overdue for them to dress in traditional attire.
The Speaker had announced his decision to ‘abandon the cloak on regular sitting and only use it on special occasions.
Presiding over the House on Tuesday, the Speaker was clad in rich kente and jumper, complete with headgear as worn by a section of the people from the Volta region.
In his opening remarks for the first meeting of the second session of the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana reminded the the MPs present that the Parliament of Ghana will henceforth become a unique Made in Ghana product.
He stated that the house must showcase and market to the world as a brand and to set it apart from the colonial legacies of the British system.
Commenting on his outfit, he said “Hon Members, this is the Parliament of Ghana, a unique made in Ghana product and we must showcase and market it to the world as a brand. We must create a unique set of values and norms that will give a unique character to our Parliament to set it apart from the colonial legacies of the British system. My outfit today, as the Speaker presiding, is to set in motion that agenda.
The practice of MPs decently dressed in traditional attire led by the Speaker is long overdue. Ghanaians accept representation of the people to include representation of the full identity of the Ghanaian.”
“I am convinced that Ghanaians define representation of the people to include representation of the full identity of the Ghanaian – i. e. Culture, Tradition and more importantly their dress code.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
