We’ll be more arrogant in the coming days – NPP’s Sylvester Tetteh tells NDC

Former New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Bortianor-Ngleshie Amanfro, Sylvester Tetteh, clashed with Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Shamima Muslim on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana on January 28, 2026.

The exchange focused on criticisms of President John Dramani Mahama’s administration, with both sides debating policies, economic management, and recruitment in the health sector.

Tetteh accused the Mahama-led government of failing to fulfil key promises, especially the automatic recruitment of nurses and teachers, and questioned its economic performance.

He claimed that government ministers themselves had exposed weaknesses in the administration’s policies.

“Your health minister, who sits in cabinet, says that you need 6 billion cedis to recruit all these nurses. He didn’t say you didn’t have vacancies. He said when you travel all over the country, there are a lot of vacancies, there are places that they are looking for nurses…you don’t have money. So, when you tout better economic indicators, it is exposing you by your own cabinet ministers. Stop making those allusions,” Tetteh said.

He also criticised the government’s handling of infrastructure projects, arguing that the current administration had to complete abandoned projects such as e-block schools and Agenda 111 facilities.

“Government is a continuum. Your e-blocks, didn’t you put money in some of the e-blocks and complete them? There were e-blocks schools you built in the bushes and we put additionals facilities…these are facts and you sit on TV…. If criticizing President Mahama, and you think it’s arrogance, we’ll be more arrogant in the coming days.”

The discussion became heated when Shamima Muslim challenged Tetteh’s claims about inflated contracts, leading to a sharp exchange.

“Please you can’t sit here and lie blatantly, please,” Shamima said.

Sylvester replied, “Please, choose your words carefully to say I’m lying…. I will not take this from you; I won’t take you calling me a blatant liar”

“I am saying what you said is a lie,” Shamima responded.

Sylvester then said, “When I’m dealing, I deal with you as a lady and as a sister. I won’t take anything worse from you. Please, I’m very charitable this morning. Don’t go there. You don’t come to the station and insult.”…CONTINUE MORE READING>>>