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The
former head of the political science department at the Kwame Nkrumah
University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Richard Amoako Baah,
has urged popular actor and comedian, Kwame Dzokoto, not to crack jokes
in parliament, if he is eventually elected to the law house in the 2016
general elections.
Dzokoto, known for his TV show ‘Edziban,’
won the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Constituency in the NDC primaries on Saturday
with 1,450 votes to beat his contender, Thomas Okyere, who managed 398
votes.
Commenting on the development on Class FM on
Monday, Dr Baah suggested that Mr Dzokoto won because of his popularity,
adding that for the actor to succeed in Parliament, he must refrain
from engaging in jokes in the House.
He said: “Some of the
winners are just a bit worrying you know…when you have someone like
Dzokoto, I mean what did he campaign on, ‘edziban’ or something? I don’t
understand it.”
“It becomes almost like a popularity contest
because the candidates don’t actually debate each other for the voters
to actually see what they are leaned towards….which is not good, and,
so, in the end it becomes a popularity contest and Dzokoto is
well-known, edziban, and I’m sure it has a lot to do with why he won.
“I
mean look, once you are a comedian, always a comedian. And you go to
Parliament and people will see you from that perspective. You start
saying something…important and they start laughing and it’s not a
laughing matter in Parliament.
“I’m not saying ‘edziban’ will not
do well…I want him to educate himself and go and do the work he has
submitted himself to do, not to go over there and engage in jokes or
something.”
