Fifi Kwetey, General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said the Volta Region must cement its place as an unmovable bastion for the Party.
He said the Region’s hold as the fortress for the NDC had weakened in recent times as indigenes had become increasingly discouraged from identifying with the Party, while strongholds of the main political opponent, the NPP, remained fruitful.
Mr Kwetey was opening a regional retreat for Regional Executives of the Party at Dzodze in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta Region, which is on the theme “Empowering Our Base for Victory in 2024.”
He said the Volta Region remained the birthplace and base of the NDC and should be maintained as the Party lost its monopoly over the northern parts of the country.
“Volta is the region, where saviours of the nation come from as far as this country is concerned but we need to know who we are, and somehow, we know, who we are, and we need to start appreciating who we are.
“Volta must appreciate NDC and back it no matter what. It should become like a religion. We need to let our people appreciate that this is what we are. And I believe if we knew who we were, the situation where the love for this party would start dwindling in this Region should not happen.
He said a careful watch of what happens in Ashanti Region, and the Eastern Region, indicates that no matter how poor the NPP may perform, they understand that their Party is the NPP, and nothing changes that.
“Because somehow, they appreciate it, and believe in their party as a religion. Your Religion may not be the best religion, yet that is your religion. It is your responsibility to make sure you fix it, and you change it.”
The General Secretary went on to say, that “we need to let our people appreciate that this is who we are. There is nothing shameful about it. You talk to some of our young people from Volta and they think it is something of pride to say ‘yea, we are not like our forefathers and uncles, and we believe that we should not continue with that.”
He alleged that NPP had managed to discourage natives of the region from adopting the Party and was robbing the region of its political lineage.
It is our job to ensure that our children remain loyal to this foundation to make it better. The NDC should be much more than a Party for us. It should be a religion.”
Mr Kwetey called for “better coordination” to be able work towards the Party’s needs, adding that Voltarians remained the most faithful to the Party, and sustained its popularity across the Country.
He said the Region must therefore become more creative to be able to lead the Party, and that the Party should work closer with the diaspora, and ensure such communities duly benefited from power.
The four-day retreat would help strategise towards the coming general elections which the Party hopes to win, and present are some National and Regional Executives and some Members of Parliament from the Region.
Mr Dan Agbodakpi, Chairman of the National Council of Elders who chaired the opening said Party executives must work in unity with MPs and other stakeholders particularly the grassroots to be able to remain formidable.
Source: GNA
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***barred word*** talk...... What did NDC do for the Volta Region? stop this ***barred word*** tribal voting.
In all his long talk, Fiifi Kwetey never said anything about the development that must be brought to the region. He only wants their loyalty and votes. What a pity!
The (His) tribal politics has just started? Without tribal politics & propaganda, he is NOTHING!
STOP THIS LOOSE TALKING AND POLITICS THAT WILL WIN YOU POWER FOR WE ARE NOW WIDE THINKERS
Look at this one too, calling himself general secretary playing tribal cords, with this alone you are going to fail as a party. Disgraceful General secretary. What did you do, when you got power you rented apartment for young lady in Ho Poly and just come to sleep with this innocent lady. Fiifi fiafitor. You think I also don’t want to live good. I love when youth pay you people well during voting. You wasted money to build airport meanwhile there is no money in the region to do business and fly in plane to accra Who does that if not for ***barred word*** I will campaign against you. Am in Akpafor
If you are a voltarian and your children didn’t enjoy free SHS under ndc regime and your children are now enjoying free SHS education under Npp for fiifi kwetey who was a minister under ndc that advertised against such a laudable program to tell you to worship ndc as a religion then I don’t know the God that created you as His own image. Northerners have been enjoying free education before Ghana was born and the Volterians were struggling to pay for their children education, If you will sacrifice your children future for ndc then is your cup of tea. They even cancelled nurses and teachers allowances when they were in power, such wicked people calling themselves politicians trying everything under the sun to destroy Ghana. Volterians open your eyes, don’t listen to ndc propaganda chief, very diabolical.
Childiishh!