Before the December 7th polls, the Foreign Affairs Minister whilst campaigning against the Ghanaian actor said:
parliament is for serious minded people and not people who have done some movies and think they are popular .
The member of parliament for the Anyaa-Sowutuom constituency who was then touring the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency with the President, also emphasized that
it is a serious place; I will tell him; the laws of the country are enacted in parliament . Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey If our President can continue his job very well, he needs Lydia Alhassan in Parliament to do the job so that all you need as a constituency will be easily given to you, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor-Botchway concluded.