General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has reaffirmed the party’s supremacy over individuals, warning against what he described as growing personal ambitions that undermine the collective identity of the NDC.
Speaking during the party’s 33rd-anniversary commemorations on Tuesday June 10, he cautioned members who treat the NDC as a mere platform for personal advancement, reminding them that loyalty to the party must supersede allegiance to any individual.
“The reason why some of them are in this party is because there is a vehicle that will win elections for them. So then it means that we have many among us who have become convenient members of our party and some of these convenient members even have the audacity to want to aspire for the leadership of this great party. How dare you?” he said.
He stressed that the NDC is the enduring institution that must command the utmost loyalty—above individuals, political titles, or even state power.
“This party is the supreme vehicle and that is a message this morning I want to reach even the Jubilee House. Even the Flagstaff House must appreciate the NDC is a supreme vehicle. Even leaders of our party will come and go but the party remains. Presidents and vice presidents will come and go but the party remains and that must always be number one loyalty.”
Kwetey also expressed concern about internal divisions and waning commitment to the party’s historical roots, taking issue with some leaders’ reluctance to engage in traditional NDC commemorations such as the June 4 uprising anniversary.
“It will come in a place where individuals feel all allegiance to individuals and not to the party. Celebrations such as June 4, which is the very spirit and the foundation of our party—and you have even members of the functional executives of our party who don’t want to have anything to do with June 4 celebrations. How dare you?” he urged.
