The embattled New patriotic member of Parliament for Dome Kwabenya, Sarah Adwo Safo has stated that she still remains Ghana’s Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection.
She also said she remains loyal to NPP and President Akufo-Addo, despite what her unexplained absence from parliament has caused the government and party.
According to her, she has also not been served to appear before the Privileges Committee for absenting herself for more than 15 sitting days in Parliament, Ms Safo said in an interview on Joy News yesterday.
“I am not worried because I am very, very, prayerful and I don’t believe only in the physical, I also believe in the spiritual and I know my Lord knows exactly why I am not there and he is going to fight my battle,” Ms Safo said in an interview on Joy News.
“So, as we say and have always said the battle is still the Lord’s and the Lord is going to fight my battle, I am not worried at all even in my third term election, nobody thought I would win because you know the situation I was in.
“Nobody thought I could win, even my primaries, people thought I could win but God made me win, so God has the final say”.
On whether she sought the appropriate permission from the Speaker of Parliament to go beyond 15 days after leaving the country, Ms Safo said attempts to be granted an extension were frustrated by some members of the Majority group in Parliament.
She said this prompted her to contact the Speaker directly to let him know about her difficulties and request the extension directly.
“There are interests and there are intentions and motives for people doing what they are doing. What I am saying is, I am staying focused and doing what I have to do as a mother.
“I want to be the best mom because my Ministry takes care of children. If I fail my family, I have failed my Ministry, I have failed the people of Ghana”.
“I did seek permission for the first time. Whether or not the latter request was granted or not lies in the bosom of the Speaker and so I am not to answer whether he permitted it or not.
“I have to do what I have to do as a Member of Parliament, which is that there’s a 15 day, I am going beyond it, what do I do in the circumstances as a reasonable person and that is exactly what I did”.
Ms Safo also stated that it was untrue that she demanded to be made the Deputy Majority Leader as a condition for her return to Parliament.
“That is so, so untrue and I forgive anybody who went out there to insult me because of hearsay, third party people or people telling them what they know which is all untrue.”
“My Personal Assistant had come in to debunk all of that and the reason I didn’t come in immediately is that as a seasoned female politician, when people are speaking loudly and you speak, you are not heard and this is the time for me to explain why I kept my silence and my silence was because it was too rowdy, It was too loud”.
Adwoa Safo said she has forgiven MPs who criticised her extended stay away from Parliament saying all her critics in Parliament were new MPs and she has forgiven them as a result.
Source: MyPublisher24.com