Why Asantehene Believes Current Happenings In Parliament Are Unacceptable
Undoubtedly, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, is worried about the recent happenings in Parliament that have forced the House to adjourn indefinitely and sees the urgent need for all well-meaning Ghanaians to be too.
The dangers of the conflict in the House lie in the precedence it risks setting for the future.
In a speech at the 58th Congregation of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) on November 30, 2024, he condemned the conduct of the legislators as “unacceptable”.
He recognises that whoever wins the next Presidential election must be able to hit the ground running or risk the danger of a revolution of shattered dreams.
The success of the government, he stated, will depend on the cooperation of the opposition as “no party is in the position to win such an absolute majority”.
“It cannot administer their first policies without the cooperation of the other party. The successful administration of this country under a political party will require a large dose of bi-partisan cooperation.”
However, with this ruptured spirit of partisan cooperation resulting from the happening in the current parliament, he fears subsequent Parliaments will bear the brunt, thereby impacting the progress of the country.
“Tragically the current impasse has so ruptured the bi-partisan spirit that it threatens to spill over into the future, trashing the prospering of a bipartisan cooperation in the next Parliament… This has to be unacceptable to every Ghanaian who cares about our common destiny.”
Otumfuo thus called on the masses to present a unified voice against the impasse.
“Let us join together. It beats on us as a people from the villages to cities across Ghana and invokes the cardinal spirit of reconciliation to urge our political leaders to step back from that path and step on the path of partisan cooperation to restore our hopes for future progress and prosperity.”
Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini
