{"id":767379,"date":"2022-01-26T13:16:24","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T13:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/26\/speaker-has-shown-the-way-let-chief-justice-follow\/"},"modified":"2022-01-26T13:16:24","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T13:16:24","slug":"speaker-has-shown-the-way-let-chief-justice-follow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/26\/speaker-has-shown-the-way-let-chief-justice-follow\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker has shown the way; Let Chief Justice follow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"476\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1643239102_447_74309634.295-Copy-696x476.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Alban Bagbin is the Speaker of Parliament (Picture credit: Parliament House)\"\/><\/div>\n<p>National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Builsa South, Dr Clement Apaak,\u00a0has commended Speaker Alban Bagbin on his outfit for proceedings on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>In his first sitting in Parliament for the year 2022, Mr Bagbin showed up draped in a blue kente, with a white short-sleeved shirt, and a matching gold crown, akin to traditional leaders.<\/p>\n<p>The former Nadowli-Kaleo Member of Parliament\u2019s style generated massive reactions from Ghanaians on social media and Dr Apaak did not want to feel left out.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to his Twitter page, he questioned why lawyers and judges still wear gowns and wigs after several years of Independence.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Mr-Clement-Apaak.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1753932\"  \/><figcaption>Dr Clement Apaak<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He noted Mr Bagbin has shown the way and that Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah should follow.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Apaak added the outfit is an encouragement for people to wear more Ghanaian clothes to Parliament to project Ghana.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He wrote: <em>Folks, the Speaker has shown the way, and has encouraged us to wear more Ghanaian clothes to Parliament: Wear Ghana, Project Ghana. Let the Chief Justice follow.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> Why should our Lawyers and Judges continue dressing like British several years after independence? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DropTheWhiteWigs?src=hashtag_click\">#DropTheWhiteWigs<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out the post below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Folks, the Speaker has shown the way, and has encouraged us to wear more Ghanaian clothes to Parliament: Wear Ghana, Project Ghana. Let the Chief Justice follow. Why should our Lawyers and Judges continue dressing like British several years after independence? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DropTheWhiteWigs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DropTheWhiteWigs<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wn7Udi9XPv\">pic.twitter.com\/Wn7Udi9XPv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. Clement Abas Apaak (@DrApaak) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrApaak\/status\/1486016053545164806?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"m12acRvsEyM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Woman consoles herself with bottle of beer after failure to find he gold and money \u2013 AdomTV(26-1-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m12acRvsEyM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Builsa South, Dr Clement Apaak,\u00a0has commended Speaker Alban Bagbin on his outfit for proceedings on Tuesday. 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