General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Kwetey, has launched a scathing critique of former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, branding him the “epitome of deception” and accusing him of dodging responsibility for Ghana’s economic decline.
In an interview on Face to Face on Channel One TV with Umaru Sanda Amadu, Kwetey questioned Dr. Bawumia’s credibility and effectiveness in his role as head of the Economic Management Team under the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) government.
“Bawumia is an epitome of deception. It’s the truth. On the fact that every step of the way, this was a gentleman who was more interested in spinning than telling the truth. This is a gentleman who didn’t have the courage to own up to the fact that they mismanaged the economy. He was the head of the Economic Management Team, it’s not symbolic, he was in charge,” Kwetey asserted.
He went further to accuse Dr. Bawumia of shirking responsibility when Ghana’s economy began to falter.
“When the moment came for the difficulties to be acknowledged, he ran away, pretended and said he was not in charge, it wasn’t him. That in itself tells you, you are not in leadership, you are a coward,” he said.
Kwetey concluded his remarks by casting doubt on Dr. Bawumia’s fitness for higher office.
“You don’t have a sense of responsibility, you cannot take accountability, and if you don’t have these attributes, you dare not think of the leadership of any country. Because you are morally weak,” he added.
