The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey has been told to grow in politics and political communication if he seeks to get far in politics.
Former Director of Communication of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Adomako Baafo who offered this advise on Angel Morning Show (AMS) on Wednesday said the NDC scribe is a still a ‘neophyte’ in the political game hence his tendency to always play the tribal card.
“Some on us used to be like him but we have now matured so he should also learn to grow in the game and stop always inciting one tribe, especially the Ewes against the other, particularly the Akans because of cheap politics…,” he said.
The former Ketu South Member of Parliament (MP) has since his election as General Secretary of the NDC been inciting his tribesmen (Ewe) against the Asantes and Akyems insisting that the NPP belongs to the later tribes and hence there is no need for the Ewes to support such a party.
Fifi Kwetey in a viral video had claimed that the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, would be ‘dreaming if he thinks the NPP is going to make him, a Northerner, thir flagbearer since he is neither Akyem or an Asante’.
He again called on the people of the Volta Region to do everything within their power to stop their children and the youth of the Volta Region from making independent political choices and to compel them to accept the NDC inspite of all the challenges that are confronting the party that may make it unattractive to the new generation in the region.
“It looks as if it is wrong for us, Volta people, to take NDC as a religion. There is nothing wrong with that. Some of our young people from Volta, think it is something of pride to say as for us we are not like our fathers and uncles, we believe we should not [just accept something they believe in, and that it is something of pride to choose to be independent minded].
“This party [NDC] may not be the perfect party. It may not be a party that has always delivered on all its promises, but it is our responsibility to ensure that our children remain loyal to this commission to be able to make it better, Fiifi Kwetey is heard saying in a voice recording.
“If you watch what happens in Ashanti and the Eastern Region, they understand that their party must be their party, and nothing changes. Somehow, they appreciate that they must not forsake their party because this must become a religion. Your religion may not be the best, but that is your religion, and it is your responsibility to make sure you fix it, ” the NDC chief scribe added.
