By Former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has revealed details. She describes this as unfair treatment by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) during her final two years in Parliament.
In an interview with Asempa FM on March 18, 2025, she recounted the experience. She described how she was stripped of her role as Deputy Majority Leader. She was relegated to the backbench. She believes this move was intended to diminish her influence.
She claimed that some party members deliberately sought to damage her reputation. Intervention from the party’s General Secretary and Majority Whip was needed to reposition her in Parliament.
Adwoa Safo defended her decision to abstain from voting on the controversial Electronic Transactions Levy (E-Levy). She stated that her stance was guided by principle. Feedback from constituents who feared the tax would exacerbate economic hardships also influenced her decision.
She asserted that her absence from the vote was a calculated decision. It was based on the interests of her constituents. Her decision was particularly influenced by church members who expressed strong opposition to the levy.
Her refusal to support the bill reportedly strained her relationship with the party’s leadership. The government struggled to secure enough votes to pass the policy.
Adwoa Safo also criticised attempts to assign blame for the NPP’s poor performance in the 2024 elections. She opposed attributing this to its presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.
She argued that there were deeper factors behind the party’s defeat. She called on key figures, such as former Speaker of Parliament Prof. Mike Oquaye, to assess the reasons for the NPP’s loss in Dome-Kwabenya before attributing the failure to Bawumia.
She questioned why Prof. Oquaye’s son, who contested the parliamentary seat, was unable to retain it, despite the constituency being an NPP stronghold. She contrasted this with her own tenure, during which she held the seat for 12 years.
