The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has cautioned party members and other political leaders against pursuing leadership positions out of personal ambition, warning that desperation for power can lead to poor governance and national decline.
Speaking at the 47th Anniversary Commemoration of the June 4 Uprising on Thursday, June 4, Fifi Kwetey urged aspiring leaders, particularly within the NDC, to prioritise service to the nation over individual political ambition.
According to him, leadership should emerge naturally from a genuine desire to serve, rather than from a personal pursuit of political power.
According to him former Presidents John Evans Atta Mills and John Dramani Mahama are examples of leaders who did not aggressively chase power but responded when called upon to serve the country.
In contrast, he singled out former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as someone whose excessive personal ambition for the presidency had a negative affect on his governance when finally got power.
“My plea to all people who are aspiring for leadership of our country, especially at the NDC, is to cut out the desperation. Cut out the selfishness. Cut out the thinking that this is about you,” he cautioned.
The admonishment of the former Ketu South MP is directed at party bigwigs jostling to succeed President Mahama as Presidential candidates for the NDC in 2028.
The Council of Elders for the party early this week in a statement issued a stern warning against such over ambitious members.
