General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Kwetey, has advocated a return to strong leadership values as a remedy for Ghana’s economic challenges.
In an interview with the media, Kwetey lamented the erosion of morals among current leaders and emphasizes the importance of leaders with values and a genuine passion for the nation.
He criticized President Akufo Addo and Vice President Bawumia, asserting that both lack these crucial qualities.
Kwetey underscored that the NDC was founded on values and urges the party to uphold and differentiate itself based on those values.
He asserted that values define one’s character and drive and that the NDC’s focus on values is even more significant than policy positions.
He urges the NDC to prioritize rebuilding and embracing its core values before formulating policies.
Kwetey believes that strong values are essential for effective policy implementation and transformation.
He blames Ghana’s economic challenges on the NPP’s lack of love for the nation and fiscal irresponsibility.
“Positioning ourselves as people with values, different from the NPP is even more important than policies. Values are critical because values define who you are. Anyone can have a policy but any policy proposed by people with no values become an empty husk and will show their degeneration just as we are seeing now.
“The NDC is not made up of perfect people”, he said, “we do not also claim to have all the answers, but Ghana is safer in our hands”.
The General Secretary stated that “Ghana’s economic meltdown is not from Covid or Russia -Ukraine war but the fact is that the NPP that supervised the collapse of our country does not have the humility to accept that their lack of love for nation and fiscal irresponsibility led us here.”
Kwetey criticized the NPP’s leadership style and accuses them of prioritizing political power over the nation’s welfare.
Kwetey concluded by asserting that the NPP relies on falsehoods to win power and warns of the deeper consequences of their leadership and moral collapse, stating that it outweighs the current economic crisis.