'This nonsense of floods, land sale will not have happened under PNDC' – Fifi Kwetey

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has criticised what he describes as growing indiscipline in Ghana, saying some of the current challenges in the country would not have been tolerated under the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) era.

Speaking at the NDC’s 34th anniversary flag-raising ceremony on June 10, 2026, he pointed to issues such as flooding, illegal sale of lands, construction on waterways, and poor sanitation as signs of weak enforcement of laws.

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He argued that such problems persist because political leaders are often afraid to take tough decisions for fear of losing power.

"If we were in the days of PNDC, all this nonsense going on in terms of floods, people selling lands wrongly, people building on waterways, people misbehaving, throwing filth everywhere, it would not happen. It would not," he said.

Fifi Kwetey said the situation is worsened by what he described as a focus on winning elections rather than building the country.

"But why is it happening? It's happening because the moment you want to put your foot down, you lose power. If you do this, you lose power. So we become obsessed with keeping power while seeing our country go down because all that matters now is winning against NPP," he stated.

He further argued that the NDC has drifted away from its original purpose as a movement built to transform Ghana.

"And it's supposed to be a movement born for Ghana. A movement to ensure that this country moves from lips and (sic). But what have we done? We've reduced this movement to a movement of mediocrity. So now, as soon as we beat NPP, agbenaa. It is finished," he noted.

The politician further called for a change in leadership style within the party, urging the selection of leaders who can take difficult decisions without fear of political consequences.

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"We need to come back to what this movement was meant to be. It means also that in terms of the way we go forward, we need to start looking for leaders who have the strength of character to do what they've got to do, regardless of consequences.

"Not leaders who are constantly looking over their shoulder. If I do this, I'll lose power. No!" he added.

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