The Member of Parliament representing Dome–Kwabenya for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sarah Adwoa Safo, has officially declared her candidacy for the upcoming 2024 election.
Adwoa Safo, who initially entered Parliament in 2012, recently publicly apologized to the President, Vice President, and the NPP leadership for actions she believes had an adverse impact on the party.
During her absence, which lasted nearly a year, a void was created both in Parliament and at the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection, where she had been serving as Minister. Following a tour of her constituency, Sarah Adwoa Safo confirmed that she had already communicated her intentions to run for office once again to the party.
“Politics is a game of numbers, if it’s the will of God and the people want me, I will run again,” Adwoa Safo said.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has expressed its endorsement of the public apology issued by the Member of Parliament. Haruna Mohammed, the Deputy General Secretary of the NPP, commended her apology as a positive step that enhances the party’s image. He stated, “She has taken a positive action, and the party welcomes her apology.”
Nevertheless, some NPP executives within the Dome-Kwabenya constituency have received the apology from Member of Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo, with skepticism.
Theophilus Larbi, the NPP constituency Secretary for Dome-Kwabenya, characterized her apology as a recurring pattern, adding that her potential re-election as the parliamentary candidate in the upcoming general elections could have a detrimental impact on the party’s prospects in the constituency.’