June 4 Event: Cut Out Desperation for Power — Fifi Kwetey Warns NDC Members
NDC General Secretary urges leaders to prioritise service over personal ambition, citing risks of “selfish” leadership
- Fifi Kwetey urges NDC members to avoid desperation for political power
- He says leadership should be based on service, not personal ambition
- He warns that selfish political ambition can harm national development
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has cautioned party members and political actors against pursuing leadership positions out of personal ambition, warning that desperation for power can undermine governance and national development.
Speaking at the 47th Anniversary Commemoration of the June 4 Uprising on Thursday, June 4, he urged aspiring leaders within the NDC to focus on service to the nation rather than individual political gain.
According to him, true leadership should emerge from a genuine willingness to serve, not from a determined pursuit of power at all costs.
He cited former Presidents John Evans Atta Mills and John Dramani Mahama as examples of leaders who, in his view, did not aggressively chase power but responded when called upon to serve.
In contrast, he criticised former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, arguing that excessive ambition for political office can negatively affect governance outcomes.
“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 said.
Fifi Kwetey stressed that leadership should not be treated as a personal entitlement or something to be pursued through manipulation or excessive political manoeuvring.
“You must not orchestrate left, right and centre just because you want to become a leader. Leaders in this party emerge. This country needs leaders who truly love the country and not themselves,” he stated.
He further warned that when personal ambition becomes the main motivation for seeking political office, national interest is often compromised.
“People who are desperate and must be leaders by all means should not be encouraged because such desperation only leads to a nation going down. The destiny of our country is at stake,” he added.
