The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Kwetey, has criticized the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for using the Appointments Committee of Parliament as a platform for political revenge, rather than a forum for evaluating the qualifications of nominees.

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In an interview with TV3’s NewDay on Monday, February 10, 2025, Kwetey accused the NPP of turning the committee into an arena for settling political scores, particularly with individuals who were prominent during the last election.

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“Our friends in the NPP need to appreciate that the way to revive their fortunes is not to reduce the Appointments Committee into an arena for vendetta. They believe this is their opportunity to use the committee to settle scores, especially with people they perceive to have played key roles in making things difficult for them politically ahead of the election,” Kwetey stated.

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He shared his own experience from 2009 when he was nominated as deputy finance minister, recalling that the NPP deliberately made his approval process difficult due to his involvement as a key communicator for the NDC during the election campaign.

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“This is something the NPP unfortunately loves to do. When they lose elections, they get angry and go after those they believe were strong in that election. It tends not to be about a nominee’s capacity to perform but about past political statements and allegiances,” Kwetey added.

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In a related development, the Minority Caucus in Parliament announced a temporary withdrawal from the Ad-hoc Committee investigating the recent vetting chaos, citing concerns of bias from the committee’s Chairman, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah.

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