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Former Dome-Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of betraying her father, Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, despite his unwavering support for the party.
She alleged that under the NPP administration, her father’s businesses were deliberately targeted and collapsed, despite his significant contributions to the party over the years.
Speaking in an interview on Okay FM on March 24, 2025, Adwoa Safo disclosed that one of her father’s key businesses, Imperial Express, a transport company, was demolished in Accra on the orders of the Jubilee House.
According to her, she personally reached out to the then Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, for answers but was told the directive came from “above.”
“In my own government, I called, and the regional minister told me it was an order from above. They destroyed my father's business without any notice. I am not afraid to say it—it was Henry Quartey. I called him, and he told me it was an order from above,” she stated.
She lamented that the land, which previously housed her father’s thriving transport business, remains undeveloped years after the demolition.
“The land is just sitting there, fenced and empty. They destroyed my father’s business, but nothing useful has been done with the land. What was the point?” she questioned.
Adwoa Safo further criticized the government for what she described as unfair treatment of her father’s businesses, highlighting that his support for the NPP had been instrumental in the party’s election campaigns.
“They destroyed my father’s business. It was the same buses that we used to transport voters. In 2012, we used them to move voters from other regions to support the party,” she revealed.
She also accused the government of harassing her father with false tax evasion claims, despite his full compliance with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).
“The government frustrated my father’s business, accusing him of tax evasion when he was following all the GRA’s rules. He had done nothing wrong,” she insisted.
Clarifying the status of the land where her father operated, Adwoa Safo explained that it belonged to the government, but her father had been legally renting it.
“The land belongs to the government, and we were paying rent. It was given to us by Hon. Nii Lantey Vanderpuye,” she disclosed.
Her revelations have sparked discussions about the treatment of businesses linked to individuals affiliated with political parties, raising concerns over how political loyalty is rewarded or punished in Ghana’s governance system.
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