Amid the parliamentary impasse, Asantehene begs for peace.

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, has demanded that the parliamentary impasse in Ghana be resolved immediately.
The majority leader’s attempt to call the House back after its indefinite adjournment was recently denied by Speaker of the House Alban Bagbin, who insisted that a sitting could only occur following the elections on December 7, 2024.

This decision came when the New Patriotic Party (NPP) caucus in Parliament failed to show up for the initial recall of the House on November 7, 2024.

Speaking at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology’s (KNUST) 58th congregation, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II called on all sides to declare a truce in order to maintain peaceful democratic administration.

“We expect men and women to participate in vigorous debate when they are sent to Parliament. However, we also anticipate that they will be able to resolve disagreements. Our lawmakers cannot disregard the lessons learnt from our past and hope to maintain their respect from the public.

“Now is the worst moment to subject our country to this drama.” Our democracy is not resilient enough to withstand a protracted political crisis. Additionally, our economy is not doing well, and whoever wins the next elections will have a difficult time reviving it,” the Asantehene declared.

Asantehene thinks that problems of this kind should be resolved by a bipartisan approach.

“Let’s return to the path of a bipartisan corporation and invoke the cardinal spirit of reconciliation.”