Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, has voiced worries about the widespread ambition of numerous individuals to enter Parliament.
At a gathering with Speaker of Parliament Alban S.K. Bagbin at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi on Sunday, June 30, 2024, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II queried the reasons behind the eagerness to pursue Parliamentary roles.
He observed the lengths to which some individuals are prepared to go, including resorting to insults and physical aggression.
“Why is it that everyone wants to go to Parliament? What is there that people will beat others and insult people just to go to Parliament? This is something that you have to pay attention to,” Otumfuo Osei Tutu II said.
He pointed out the unrealistic promises made by certain parliamentary candidates, emphasizing that MPs do not have budgets to fulfill such promises.
“As an MP, you don’t even have a budget, so why make promises to fix roads and other things that you know you cannot deliver?”
Bagbin is currently on a three-day official visit to the Ashanti Region as part of a nationwide tour commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Fourth Republic.