The former Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has made her first appearance on radio on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, after the New Patriotic Party (NPP) defeat at the 2024 general election.

The interview was on Asempa FM.

Following the interview, where she spoke on a number of issues, GhanaWeb looks at some five(5) major talking points from the interview.

E-Levy Controversies

The MP stated that the E-Levy was a bad decision by the NPP administration and that she does not regret abstaining from conversations surrounding it even though she was torn between choosing her church's position on the matter and that of her political party.

She said the NPP's failure and abysmal performance during the 2024 Election can be attributed to the E-Levy passage and because the people who were the vulnerable ones were the contributors of the levy.

“I had my conviction on the E-Levy and my constituents, including my church members and some prominent people had warned me and the party against the levy.

“At the time, I had to choose between my church and my political party on the passage. Now, the NPP will bring my stone on my stance on E-Levy after the defeat,” she said.

2028 Elections

The former MP publicly declared her support for the former Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, as the best candidate to recapture the seat for the NPP in 2028 Election.

She noted that the NPP party should give Dr Bawumia a second chance as they did for Former President John Agyekum Kufuor.

“I will support Dr Bawumia in 2028 as flagbearer for the NPP. He needs to be given a second chance like we did during Kufuor’s era,” she said.

Dr Bawumia lost the election as flagbearer on the ticket of the NPP during the just-ended 2024 general election, paving way for the President John Dramani Mahama to win for the second time as a flagbearer for Ghana.

Defeat in Primaries

Adwoa Safo explained that her defeat in the NPP parliamentary election was orchestrated, planned, and executed by some party leaders and members.

She noted that the party misunderstood her predicaments, punished her and as a result, caused her defeat at the primaries.

“My primaries defeat was orchestrated by some leaders and party members because of some actions that went on in Parliament during my difficult times,” she added.

Alleged Money for Her Return

She refuted the allegation of receiving an amount of GHc120,000 from the former Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, in order for her to return to Ghana during her extended absence in Parliament.

She described the allegations as fabricated lies by some party members targeted at tarnishing her image and reputation.

“Some of the statements were hearsay, allegations, and even some of the people had to come and apologise. Aunty Frema knows my family very well and will drive straight to my father without the need for a middleman,” she said.

Adwoa Safo clarified that she does not have a dollar account at Fidelity Bank, contrary to Kennedy Agyapong’s claims that the money was deposited into a dollar account.

“Because of politics, when an issue comes, there are deliberate attempts to badmouth and derail you because you are excelling,” she added.

The former MP further emphasised that her family is wealthy, and if she ever needed money, her father would be the one to provide it, not the party or any individual.

“I refute the claims of receiving money; it did not happen and can never happen. We don’t need money from someone to survive. People should not act as if we were picked from the roadside and had nothing,” she remarked.

The claims were made by Kennedy Agyapong, in 2022, alleging that Frema Osei-Opare gave him GH₵120,000 to deposit in Adwoa Safo’s account at Fidelity Bank.

Agyapong stated that the money was intended to encourage Adwoa Safo to return to Ghana and attend parliamentary duties, especially when her presence was critical for the passage of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy).

Fate of Dome–Kwabenya in 2028

The former MP also stated that the people at Dome-Kwabenya are calling on her to come for the seat but she has not decided yet whether to contest the primaries by the party or not.

She noted that the Dome-Kwabenya seat is for the NPP and whoever loses that seat will have to bow their head in shame for failing the party and the constituent.

“Dome–Kwabenya is for NPP. You need to bow your head in shame if you lose the seat on the ticket of NPP,” she added.

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