NDC General Secretary Fifi Fiavi Kwetey says the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) is suffering from a “desperation to claim credit” for policies they neither created nor understood.
During an interview on JoyNews’ PM Express on Tuesday, May 13, the Ketu South MP dismissed recent NPP attempts to associate themselves with the current government’s successful Gold Board initiative, describing their behaviour as dishonest and cowardly.
“We’re talking about an initiative today that, within the first four months, has brought into this country $2.6 billion,” he said.
“Annualise that and see the amount of foreign exchange that is being brought into the economy. That is far more than what cocoa syndication was going to give us. That is far more than what the IMF program was going to give us annually.”
To Mr. Kwetey, the gold-for-forex initiative is a game-changer, not just for the NDC government, but for Ghana’s economic outlook. And he is frustrated that the NPP, now in opposition, is trying to lay claim to its success.
“I’ve heard our friends on the other side claiming, ‘Oh it’s our policy, it was our policy.’ NPP didn’t have a gold board. They didn’t have the creativity to know that you could actually purchase gold and that gold could be sold to earn forex,” he fired.
He insisted the distinction between a gold reserve and what the NDC government has implemented is critical.
“We are not talking about gold reserve; two separate realities. It’s not a gold reserve that is bringing the transformation. It’s the inflow of dollars into the economy and liquidity.”
According to Kwetey, this liquidity, moving through the banking system and supporting free transactions, is what has stabilised the Cedi and given the economy a breath of fresh air.
He accused the NPP of rushing to ride the wave of success they did nothing to create.
“They are desperate to take credit for appreciation of the Cedi, yet they are such cowards to take responsibility for galamsey, dumsor, or anything that is negative.”
He added, “They are cowards who want to ride on the back of something positive. That is why that group will have to take a long time in opposition until they have what you call the rebirth of their soul to appreciate that politics must be done on the back of truth.”
To Mr. Kwetey, the current NDC administration is focused on delivering results, not chasing applause.
And he made it clear that credit belongs to those who work for it, not those who failed to act and are now trying to rewrite the story.
“Politics must ride on truth, not desperation,” he said pointedly, reinforcing his view that integrity, not opportunism, should define leadership.
Credit: Abubakar Ibrahim
