Hamza Suhuyini, a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) communication team, has cautioned the party’s General Secretary, Fifi Kwetey, to be measured in his public utterances, warning that some comments could harm the party’s fortunes ahead of the 2028 general elections.
His comments come in the wake of a directive issued by the NDC barring all serving government appointees from contesting for executive positions within the party unless they resign from their appointments.
The directive was announced by Mr. Kwetey at a press conference on Thursday, January 29, as part of measures toward the party’s reorganisation process, which began on January 30.
According to the General Secretary, any government appointee who intends to contest for a party position must resign at least six months before filing nomination forms.
Reacting to the development on The Big Issue on Channel One TV on Saturday, January 31, 2026, Suhuyini said while he respected the General Secretary’s desire to strengthen the party, the tone and content of some of his statements were troubling.
“I am extremely worried that inasmuch as I respect his desire to have a working party, his utterances too need to be measured in a way that in the future it does not hurt the fortunes of the party,” he said.
Suhuyini pointed to earlier remarks by Mr. Kwetey, which he said had the potential to create mistrust within the party and government.
“The first utterance I found a bit problematic was a declaration in Kumasi that as a party, he has picked intel that some of our people were engaging, lobbying to get NPP people out of the hook,” he stated.
“Whether it is true or not, even if it is said publicly, what you have succeeded in doing is to throw in doubt and suspicion amongst the rank and file of the party and government.”
He added that such statements make it difficult to manage internal cohesion. According to him, similar concerns arose after comments made by the General Secretary in the Volta Region during June Fourth Revolution commemorations.
“As if that was not enough, our General Secretary again proceeded to somewhere in the Volta region, June Fourth Revolution, and openly calling out those who are calling for Mahama to go for a third term,” Suhuyini said.
“It is within everybody’s democratic right. Many of us may have disagreed with those calls, but these are party people, and we are in government, and our utterances are important.”
Suhuyini argued that branding party members as sycophants or introducing narratives around greed could deepen internal conflict.
“If you make statements to the point that they are sycophants, it throws in another element of conflict, and these things could spell doom for the party,” he said.
He further stressed that the NDC’s chances in the 2028 elections depend heavily on the involvement of government appointees, regardless of whether they hold party executive positions.
“This party cannot win power in 2028 without these government appointees, whether they are part of the National Executive Committee or not,” Suhuyini said.
“The responsibility is not just on the government. It is on all of us to be very measured in the way we speak.”
