{"id":107348,"date":"2025-12-17T23:36:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T23:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=107348"},"modified":"2025-12-17T23:36:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T23:36:13","slug":"dont-put-the-president-on-the-spot-fifi-kwetey-rebukes-majority-over-osp-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=107348","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Don\u2019t put the President on the spot\u2019 \u2013 Fifi Kwetey rebukes Majority over OSP Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, has cautioned leaders of the NDC Majority in Parliament against taking major decisions without consulting the party.<\/p>\n

The MP for Ketu South warned that such actions risk forcing the President into public reversals.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Joy News\u2019 PM Express on Wednesday, Mr Kwetey addressed the controversy surrounding a private member\u2019s bill sponsored by the Majority Leader and the Majority Chief Whip to scrap the Office of the Special Prosecutor.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I will say is that you heard what the President actually said, that they should withdraw it, so in that respect, what I will say is this, the majority leader, the chief whip, they are doing a great job so far,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He stressed, however, that their roles do not give them unilateral authority on sensitive policy matters.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a need for them to also appreciate that they are not an island. They\u2019re operating as part of the party. So major decisions have to be made in consultation with the party,\u201d Mr Kwetey stated.<\/p>\n

Pressed on whether the party leadership was consulted before the bill was introduced, he was blunt.<\/p>\n

\u201cClearly, we are not consulted,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Kwetey warned that such actions undermine internal coordination and place unnecessary pressure on the President.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo the point I\u2019m making is, don\u2019t go do things that will force the president to come and say no. Work as an organ. Work together. So let the party be consulted on major decisions,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He said he had already raised the issue privately and would not go beyond what he had said publicly.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve already said that on a private level, and I have told them, as for the public, that\u2019s all I can say,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

Asked whether the bill was withdrawn solely because of the President\u2019s directive, Mr Kwetey said the situation could have been avoided.<\/p>\n

\u201cNaturally, it will be, but we don\u2019t need to go through that in the future,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He directed particular caution at the Majority Chief Whip.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd that goes especially to the chief whip. Sometimes he has a tendency to want to hasten things without proper consultation,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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