The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of attempting to distort Ghana’s economic narrative by taking credit for the recent appreciation of the cedi.

According to him, the NPP is scrambling to claim political glory for an economic recovery they had no hand in.

Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on May 13, 2025, Kwetey argued that the NPP is being disingenuous by celebrating the cedi’s stability while refusing to take responsibility for what he described as the economic mess they left behind in.

“They want to take credit for the recent cedi stability but forget that they were the very architects of the collapse,” he indicated.

He accused the NPP of cherry-picking economic indicators that suit their narratives, while ignoring the broader context of the financial difficulties that plagued their administration.

According to Fifi Kwetey, the NPP abandoned its economic responsibilities during its final years in office and has only resurfaced now that the NDC is enacting difficult but necessary reforms.

“It’s almost as if they caused the house to burn down and now want applause for showing up with a cup of water. They ran away from every negative indicator, the inflation, the debt, the hardships but now that the currency is inching back up, they want to suddenly own it,” he said.

Kwetey said that the NPP’s sudden interest in the economy is politically-motivated and a tactic to remain relevant.

He questioned why the party failed to take decisive actions during its tenure if it truly believed in its own economic management team.

“If they had that much faith in their own economic team, why did they spend their last year in power pointing fingers and hiding behind excuses?” he asked.

He added that the NPP’s lack of accountability in the face of crisis undermines their current attempt to appear as credible economic stewards.

He urged Ghanaians not to be misled by what he called a desperate attempt by the NPP to claim undeserved credit.

“This is an opposition that created the crisis. Now, they want to claim the recovery they did nothing to bring about,” he stated.

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