Ex-president of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bice Osei Kuffour, popularly known as 'Obour' has affirmed that being a musician should not hinder anyone from becoming a Member of Parliament.

He questioned the bias placed on entertainers, if doctors, hairdressers, and people who practice other professions have been allowed to represent their respective communities in Parliament.

Obour exclaimed that he did not understand the stand of the critics who have said that his past in the music industry has made him unfit for the role.

 “Who are our politicians? When you go to Parliament now, who are there? There is a hairdresser there. There is a businesswoman there. There are market women and doctors there. What stops a musician from being there? Is music not part of the things we do as a country? If not for anything, music plays a major role in most of our lives,” he cried out.

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He revealed this in an interview on Citi FM asserting that culture and creative arts are the backbones of any solid community, therefore he should not be criticized for chasing his own dreams.

“Don’t we have entertainment? So there’s nothing wrong with having a musician in Parliament. At Parliament, we discuss tourism, creative arts, culture, and several other things that music is keyed in. It’s actually a plus for Parliament to have a musician," he said.

Obour filed his nomination on Friday, February 14, 2020, and has not had it easy in terms of support as faultfinders and colleagues alike have criticized him.

He announced his intentions to contest in the NPP Parliamentary primaries at Asante Akyem South Constituency.