You’ll remain in opposition for a long time – Fifi Kwetey accuses NPP of scandal-hunting

National Democratic Congress (NDC) General Secretary Fifi Fiavi Kwetey has warned that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) could remain in opposition for a long time if it continues to focus on hunting for scandals. Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express, Kwetey accused the NPP of manufacturing controversies surrounding the evacuation of Ghanaians from South Africa.

The NPP youth wing staged a protest in Accra over the alleged GH¢16.4 million discrepancy, demanding an account of the spending and an independent audit. Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa defended the GH¢49.72 million exercise, rejecting claims of unaccounted funds and requesting a special audit by the Auditor-General.

Kwetey dismissed the NPP’s approach as political retaliation against Ablakwa for exposing alleged wrongdoing under the previous government. He dismissed concerns of discrepancies in the ministry’s documents as peripheral and questioned whether the opposition had proven any theft. Kwetey argued that scandal-hunting was a practice he had resisted within his own party, recalling his decision to leave the NDC opposition after the 2016 election due to pressure to uncover scandals.

He stated that scrutiny must only follow genuine wrongdoing and that scandal-hunting would not erase voters’ memories of the NPP’s eight years in government.