Fifi Kwetey Calls For Positive Defiance Against Rawlings

A Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Mr. Fifi Kwetey, has called for a ‘positive defiance’ against former President Rawlings’ decision for Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings to challenge President Mills’ bid to lead the party in the 2012 elections.

He said the call for the defiance of Rawlings’ preference was not a show of disrespect or insult to him, but rather a demonstration of what the former President had taught the members of NDC to always be bold and stand for what was right, truthful and appropriate for the party and Ghana.

Mr. Kwetey, who described himself as one of the staunch defenders of former President Rawlings, was addressing members of the Tertiary Education Institutional network (TEIN) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at the Methodist University College (MUCG), Dansoman Campus, during the swearing in ceremony of the newly elected TEIN Executive on Tuesday.

The new executives who were sworn in by Mr. Kofi Fonu, Deputy National Youth Organiser of the NDC, are Mr. Simon Nassandin, Chairman; Mr. Eric Agboada, Vice President; Ms Farous Alfa, Secretary and Mr. Samuel Neizer, Organiser.

“We should have the courage to tell our founder that this time round we are sorry, we can’t support him on this move,” Mr. Kwetey said.

Source: Daily graphic