The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has rejected claims by the Minority in Parliament that President John Dramani Mahama is suppressing free speech in Ghana.
His comments come after the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) petitioned the Diplomatic Corps, calling on the international community to reaffirm the importance of freedom of expression, judicial independence, due process, and political tolerance within Ghana’s constitutional democracy.
Speaking in an interview with Citi News on Wednesday, May 20, Fifi Kwetey said the opposition is entitled to express its concerns but described the allegations as exaggerated and politically driven.
He insisted that President Mahama is not someone who would seek to silence dissenting views and urged all parties to respect the rule of law and allow state institutions to function independently.
“Sometimes our friends turn out to be a little bit too sensational in the way they approach things. My good friend, Minority Leader, Afenyo-Markin, knows in his heart that the persona of John Dramani Mahama is not somebody who will prevent people from expressing themselves. This is a game of politics, and people have to say what they have to say,” he said.
Commenting on recent remarks made by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin against a Circuit Court judge, Kwetey stressed the need to protect the integrity of national institutions despite political disagreements.
On the continued detention of NPP Bono Regional Chairman Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, he maintained that the law must take its course without interference.
“Let’s allow the laws to operate; the law should be sacred,” he stated.
