NDC risks digging its own grave by repeating NPP’s mistakes – Fifi Kwetey

NDC General Secretary Fifi Fiavi Kwetey has warned that the party risks digging its own grave if it repeats the mistakes voters rejected under the NPP. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on Tuesday, he urged the governing party to remain humble. He said its victory reflected the public’s rejection of the NPP rather than any special entitlement to power. “Now, so when you come and try to repeat what the NPP does, you are literally just digging your own grave. ” He warned members against treating party membership or government office as protection from accountability. “Those days must be a thing of the past. ” Mr Kwetey said the party’s commitment to discipline would be tested most clearly by its willingness to punish its own members.

“The real punishment is the one meted out to somebody in the NDC. ” His warning comes amid the alleged World Cup visa scandal involving the National Sports Authority. Director-General Yaw Ampofo Ankrah was suspended, and police are investigating the matter. He has denied wrongdoing. The NDC has also faced scrutiny over its handling of sexual abuse allegations against Obuasi Senior High Technical School headmaster Zakaria Abdulai. The party initially ordered him to withdraw from its Juaben constituency chairmanship contest. It then allowed him to proceed, citing fairness and the presumption of innocence, before directing him to step aside again. The allegations remained under investigation. Mr Kwetey insisted that the NDC must hold itself to a higher standard. He linked that obligation to…