House of 'Demo', Dance, Drama
Parliament of Ghana Kofi Yeboah Writes, Deputy Attorney-General and Minister of Justice nominee Dr Justice Srem-Sai and Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin come face-to-face and suit-for-suit at the vetting of the former by the Appointments Committee, both poised to dive into the ‘Legalistic Ocean’. But strangely, the two lawyers strip themselves of the dress code that marks their legal identity for unaccustomed cloak that flags their cultural naivety. Instantly, the vetting proceeding turns into a dance theatre for Agbadza and Akpi amid choruses whose lyrics – ‘withdraw’ and ‘I won’t withdraw’ – are as rhythmic as the two dances invoked and in vogue. First, Afenyo-Markin shoots at the nominee: “How have you gotten yourself immersed into the culture of your people?” ...