The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has raised concerns about the widespread ambition to become Members of Parliament (MPs).

In a meeting with Parliament Speaker Alban S.K. Bagbin at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi on Sunday, June 30, 2024, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II questioned the reasons behind this strong desire, highlighting the extreme measures some individuals are willing to resort to, including insults and physical confrontations.

“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 also criticized the unrealistic pledges made by certain parliamentary candidates, emphasizing that MPs lack the necessary budgetary resources 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 presently undertaking a three-day official tour of the Ashanti Region as part of a nationwide commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Fourth Republic.