According to details on @GhanaianMuseum on Twitter, Kobena Sekyi never wore European dress again until he died in 1956. Kobena Sekyi, he was the only educated elite in Africa who vowed never to wear European clothing again and became the first lawyer in the British colony (Gold coast) to appear in court in a traditional African cloth. He never wore European dress again until he died in 1956. pic.twitter.com/btb5RnB1B9 — GHANA FACTS & HISTORY (@GhanaianMuseum) April 5, 2021Born on November 1, 1892, as William Esuman-Gwira Sekyi, he was better known as Kobena Sekyi. In consequence, he vowed never to wear European clothing again, and became the first lawyer in the colony to appear in court in a cloth. "Whilst practicing law in Gold Coast Sekyi married Lilly Anna Cleanand, daughter of John Peter Cleanand and Elizabeth Vroom.

Source: GhanaWeb April 05, 2021 10:18 UTC