During a recent visit, some market women at the Dome-Kwabenya market voiced their displeasure with Sarah Adwoa Safo, the current member of parliament, by jeering and heckling her.
The Member of Parliament encountered significant opposition from her constituents during her attempt to rebuild ties with them after neglecting her role in the constituency and in parliament for more than a year.
Adwoa Safo is seen in a widely shared social media video attempting to approach market women by extending a kind handshake.
But the sounds of others cheering, hooting, and expressing their disapproval overpower her attempts.
Some of the market women can be heard shouting, “Adwoa Safo, we want change!” and “Adwoa Safo, we don’t want you again!”
The former Minister for Women and Children’s Affairs engaged with other traders who had raised their hands to welcome her, ignoring the cries of disgust and going about her regular business.
The prolonged absence of Adwoa Safo from parliament in 2022 caused a great deal of criticism. She departed the nation in November 2021, and despite being called to account for her absences, she did not show up before the Privileges Committee multiple times.
The Speaker of Parliament decided that the committee’s findings was not final and that the House as a whole needed to make a judgment before her seat could be declared vacant.
Disagreement arose among the members of parliament about this.
In response to the controversy she created when she was away from her parliamentary responsibilities for an extended period of time, Adwoa Safo recently apologized to the President and the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Dome-Kwabenya Constituency: Should Sarah Adwoa Safo contest for re-election in 2024, we will vote Skirt and Top#UTVNews pic.twitter.com/JqurK8TL0j
— UTV Ghana (@utvghana) October 26, 2023