Fiifi Kwetey

Fifi Fiavi Kwetey (born 2 June 1967) is a Ghanaian politician and Member of Parliament for the Ketu South constituency in Ghana.[1][2] He is known to have made discriminatory Islamophobic comments when he was Propaganda secretary for the NDC in 2007.[3][4][4][5]

Hon.

Fifi Fiavi Kwetey
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Ketu South
Personal details
Born (1967-06-02) 2 June 1967
Nogokpo, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress

Anti-Muslim comment
For cases of prejudiced comments in Ghana, see Discrimination in Ghana

In his capacity as propaganda secretary of the NDC and adviser to former President Rawlings, Fiifi Kwetey in 2007 stated during an interaction with US embassy officials that "in no uncertain terms that a Muslim can never become the President of the Republic of Ghana". He went ahead to say that "While most Ghanaians would not admit this openly, a Muslim could not be elected President of Ghana".[6] Brought to light following the mass leakage of US diplomatic cables in 2010, his comments provoked anger among Ghanaian Muslims who have demanded that he retract his statements and apologize. As of March 2015, he has yet to take back his words and render an apology to the Muslim community.[5]

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See also
  • NDC politicians

References
  1. "Transport Ministry pledges to support GMA enhance maritime safety". GraphicGhana. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  2. "Hon. Fiifi Fiavi Kwetey". parliament.gh. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  3. "WikiLeaks: Muslims can't be President - Fiifi Kwetey". Statesman. GhanaWeb. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  4. Okoampa-Ahoofe, Kwame (16 September 2011). "Fiifi Kwetey And The NDC-Ewe Agenda". Peace Fm. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  5. Sulemana Abubakar (Nasara Coordinator NPP) (14 September 2011). "NPP's NASARA DAMNS FIIFI KWETEY AND DEMANDS APOLOGY TO MUSLIMS". Ghana.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  6. "Muslims Can't Be President - Fiifi Kwetey". The New Statesman. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2015.


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