Dome-Kwabenya MP and Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Sarah Adwoa Safo has failed to appear before the Privileges Committee on a Zoom link that was provided to her to join proceedings on July 6, 2022.
The committee also failed to take a firm decision on her conduct.
It is unclear what will be the fate of Adwoa Safo after the latest action not to appear before the committee after being offered the chance on a number of occasions.
The MP for Akwatia and Member of the Privileges Committee, Henry Boakye-Yiadom said the committee could not take a decision without hearing from the Dome Kwabenya MP.
“Since she did not appear before us, it will be very difficult for the committee to take a decision on her,” he said to Citi News.
The Privileges Committee has been tasked by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to engage Adwoa Safo, Kennedy Agyapong and Henry Quartey over complaints of chronic absenteeism brought against them.
The three are expected to give justifiable reasons for their absenteeism, failure of which actions will be taken to remove them from Parliament.
Adwoa Safo has been the subject of criticism because of her absence from Parliament and governance.
The Minister for Social Protection has abandoned her post for more than a year now and is currently in the U.S.A.
At the 2022 National Disability Day celebrations recently in Accra, the disability movement in the country requested the President to re-assign her and give them a substantive minister.
They said, her absence from office was seriously affecting them, including delaying processes to amend the Disability Act 2006, Act 715.
SOURCE: Citi Newsroom/DisabilityNewsGH.com