Dome Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has been relieved of her duties, and this is according to a trader at the Dome Market.

Interacting with the Pulse in the local parlance, a female trader noted that although she remains their MP by law, they have denounced her as their representative.

According to the unidentified trader, since her re-election, Adwoa Safo has failed to work for the people of Dome Kwabenya as mandated.

“We those at the market have relieved her of her duties. When we voted for Adwoa Safo, what did she do for us? She has done nothing and we have never set our eyes on her after the election.

“We have taken the MP position from her. She just has the title 'MP' but in our minds, she no longer represents us,” her comments translated by The Independent Ghana reads.

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Adwoa Safo, following her re-election has been absent from Parliament and her constituency.

She has been abroad for almost a year. In an interview with JoyNews, Adwoa Safo, who doubles as the Gender Minister, revealed that her focus has been to nurse her sick child.

Maintaining that this remains her priority, she revealed that she would only return to Ghana after seeing to the welfare of her son.

“As you know, my son is unwell and has to transition to school, so I have to ensure that all that is settled before I can resume my duties and that is exactly what I am doing.

“I have been doing a lot to take care of my children which the law requires and as you know here in the foreign land, I have to comply with whatever I am directed to do and until all that is sorted out, I have to do what I have to do and then I will return to my duties.”

According to her, Ghanaians would be disappointed if she failed to live up to her mandate as the Gender Minister, therefore, her decision to choose her son over her duties here in Ghana.

She made the revelation on May 27, the day she was to appear before the Privileges Committee of Parliament.

Adwoa Safo indicated that she was not formally written to appear before the committee for interrogation after being referred by Speaker Bagbin together with two others for breaking the 15-sitting rule.

The two are Ayawaso Central MP, Henry Quartey and the Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong.

According to the Dome Kwabenya trader in question, they will vote against Adwoa Safo in the next Parliamentary elections to elect someone who is ready to work.

“We have taken our decision and we will vote against her. We do not know where she is so why should we vote for her again. She should remain abroad so we also stay here. We will look for someone who can work for us,”  her comments translated by The Independent Ghana reads.

The continuous absence of Dome Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo, from Parliament and her constituency has led to a public uproar.

Majority leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has advised the MP to  step aside and declare her seat vacant.

He added that by so doing, the government will be able to hold bye-elections to choose a candidate committed to representing the people of Dome-Kwabenya in Parliament.

Source: The Independent Ghana