Pressure to find scandals against NPP made me quit ranking member role – Fifi Kwetey
NDC General Secretary Fifi Fiavi Kwetey says pressure from his own political camp to find scandals against the NPP at all costs helped drive him to quit his parliamentary ranking member role.
NDC General Secretary Fifi Fiavi Kwetey quit his parliamentary ranking member role due to pressure from within his own political camp to uncover scandals against the NPP at all costs. During an interview on Joy News’ PM Express, Kwetey stated that he could not comprehend the demand to find wrongdoing against the NPP. He firmly rejected the idea of manufacturing scandal or exaggerating concerns.
Kwetey, formerly responsible for trade and industry, emphasized that any scrutiny should be based on genuine wrongdoing rather than fabricated allegations. He firmly stated that he would not engage in "fishing for scandal" without basis. The pressure, according to Kwetey, extended beyond merely finding faults to creating them even when none existed.
He further criticized the NPP's campaign targeting Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa over the alleged mishandling of evacuation funds from South Africa. The NPP youth wing protested in Accra, demanding accountability and the return of their invested funds, along with the provision of invoices, beneficiary records, and an independent audit.
The dispute revolves around the spending of GH¢16.4 million on the evacuation of 1,964 Ghanaians. Ablakwa denied any wrongdoing and invited an Auditor-General's audit. Kwetey dismissed concerns about signatures and duplicate entries as minor issues, highlighting that Ablakwa's targeted due to his role in exposing alleged misconduct during the previous government.
He challenged the NPP to provide evidence of theft and specified the amount of money they claimed was stolen.
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