Extend my leave period by 4 weeks – Sarah Adwo Safo requests of Alban Bagbin
Information gathered indicates that persistent absentee lawmaker for Dome Kwabenya Sarah Adwoa Safo has formally written to the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin requesting for her leave to be extended for four weeks, leader for the Majority group, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has revealed.
The Majority leader disclosed that “What I can say now is that on Wednesday, she brought a letter, asking for four weeks extension. She explained that her injured child is still responding to treatment.
“I cannot say whether she is okay herself or not since I am not there with her,” the legislator for Suame stated.
The said letter according to Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu was sent to the Speaker on 28th February 2022.
In recent times, the said legislator has faced serious backlash from her colleagues due to her absence to participate in proceedings and in critical votes for her side of the house which has stalled the passing of the controversial E-levy passed.
The frustration from her colleagues has led to disclosure by Joseph Osei Owusu that she is now not factored in their activities in Parliament as all efforts to get her to come back have proved futile.
Mr Osei-Owusu said, “in our strategy, we have taken it as going to rescue a kidnapped person, you presume she is dead, but if you go and she is alive, then it is God’s grace, and it adds to your gains, so that is our approach.
“So as it stands now, we don’t count her as part of us,” he stated.
