General Secretary for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Kwetey, has reacted to the New Patriotic Party’s approval of Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh as running mate to Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.

In a lengthy post on his official X account, Fifi Kwetey wrote that the announcement of Dr. Opoku Prempeh as Dr Bawumia’s running mate is a reflection of the party’s deplorable state of leadership under the Akufo-Addo-led administration.

“The formal confirmation and subsequent announcement of Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh (NAPO) as Dr. Bawumia's running mate came as no surprise. It reflects the deplorable state of leadership under Akufo-Addo's tenure within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Ghana. NAPO’s elevation to the Vice-Presidential candidacy is a stark indicator of the NPP's abandonment of core values and principles,” his post read.

According to him, the NPP’s approval of NAPO has proven that the party has abandoned its principles and core values but rather focused on appeasing specific factions and individuals in the party, disregarding the country’s interest.

The NDC stalwart is convinced that the ticket of NAPO and Dr. Bawumia will not pose a competitive challenge for the NDC.

“However, given the depths to which leadership in the NPP has sunk, the Bawumia/NAPO pair starkly contrasts and pales in comparison to the NDC’s experienced, visionary, and principled ticket of John Mahama and Prof. Naana Jane,” another part of the post read.

He has, therefore, charged Ghanaians to resist the imposition of leaders who will aggravate the woes of the citizenry, abandon their promises and evade accountability.

Read the full post below:

The formal confirmation and subsequent announcement of Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh (NAPO) as Dr. Bawumia's running mate came as no surprise. It reflects the deplorable state of leadership under Akufo-Addo's tenure within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Ghana. NAPO’s elevation to… pic.twitter.com/VDy0paTdfe

— Fifi Fiavi Kwetey (@fifi_kwetey) July 9, 2024