The prolonged period of time during which Member of Parliament for Dome Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has been absent from her parliamentary duties has been attributed to a series of deeply distressing events. These include threats made by the United States government concerning the potential loss of custody of her two children.

Seth Kofi Osei Kissi, acting as the spokesperson for Adwoa Safo, provided these details during an interview conducted by Kwabena Mensah Abrompah on Radio Univers on September 20, 2023.

Kissi elaborated that one of the primary reasons for Adwoa Safo's prolonged absence was the grave threat she received, which revolved around the possibility of her losing custody of her two children. Additionally, he disclosed another tragic event that has contributed to her absence, which was the heartbreaking loss of her newborn baby shortly after giving birth.

Kissi further explained that Adwoa Safo had traveled to the United States, where she was confronted with the distressing ultimatum, indicating that "if she doesn’t take care, her children will be taken away from her." It is noteworthy that Adwoa Safo has two children, one male and one female, and it was the male child who faced a significant medical condition.

"You see, the white culture and ours are two separate things, they have a way of taking care of children, ladies, and animals, but when you come here, it is different, so the whites were serious about that.

“The issue overpowered her, she thought it was something minor but when she went and realized the severe nature of it, and how her child had been going to the hospital to-and-fro, her own father and her family even lost communication with her.

"The issue took over her life to the extent that she didn’t know what to do because going to give birth and losing your child and your other one is also having a problem but God was able to intervene on her behalf, so, it is all about pleading with everybody for forgiveness.”

Meanwhile, the former Gender Minister broke her silence on her extended absence from Parliament last week.

During this communication, she extended an unreserved apology to her political party and its members. In doing so, she also shared some insights into the personal challenges that she and her family had been grappling with during that extended period of absence.

Adwoa Safo openly recognized that her absence had not been deliberate, emphasizing that it had been unintentional. She conveyed profound regret for any inconvenience her absence might have caused to her party and its members.