Mike Ocquaye, Adwoa Safo, Kennedy and Apostle Safo

Former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, is currently on a media tour, engaging several media stations to express what she refers to as her long-endured unfair treatment.

This comes despite her previous apology to the party and her constituency after facing family issues that led to her prolonged absence from parliamentary duties.

The former MP, who lost her bid for re-election in the party’s 2024 primaries to Mike Oquaye Jnr., has in recent days lamented the loss of her seat to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2024 elections.

She has also criticised the party’s committee report on the 2024 elections, chaired by former Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye.

Among other issues, Adwoa Safo has discussed the School Feeding Programme and other concerns during her media engagements.

Here are four explosive revelations she has made

1.School feeding rot

Adwoa Safo who doubles as former Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, has alleged widespread corruption and mismanagement within the School Feeding Programme.

She revealed that former President Akufo-Addo initially requested an audit but later distanced himself from it.

Speaking in an interview on Accra-based Okay FM, the former MP stated that Akufo-Addo ordered the audit immediately after her appointment, even before funds were allocated to the ministry. However, she claimed that after significant irregularities were uncovered, she faced resistance, marking the beginning of her challenges in office.

According to Adwoa Safo, a former coordinator of the programme refused to cooperate with the audit process despite multiple invitations. She further alleged that the same coordinator later proposed a scheme to add ghost schools to the programme for personal gain, which she refused.

Despite these challenges, the audit was completed, and a report was submitted to Cabinet for onward presentation to the President. However, she claimed the report was shelved after public criticism.

"The woman came to my office and told me that she could help me make money by adding ghost names to the School Feeding Programme . I refused and walked her out of my office.

“Later, they brought several reports for me to sign so they could withdraw money they claimed was for feeding children. But at the time, we were in lockdown, and no cooking was taking place. When I refused to sign, they reported me to Jubilee House."

2.Kennedy Agyapong ditching her while pregnant

Sarah Adwoa Safo revealed that her former partner, Kennedy Agyapong, abandoned her during the 2007 New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries to campaign for Professor Mike Oquaye, despite her being pregnant with his child at the time.

Speaking in an interview on Movement TV on March 19, 2025, Adwoa Safo was asked whether she would support Kennedy Agyapong’s bid for the NPP flagbearership.

In response, she stated that she believes in the party’s flagbearer for the 2024 election, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, and that her political decisions are not influenced by family ties.

“I have made my political decision, and I believe Dr. Bawumia deserves a second chance. That is my position.

“Do you know that during my first primary, Kennedy Agyapong campaigned for Professor Mike Oquaye instead of supporting me?”

3.Uneducated father comment

Adwoa Safo has accused the NPP parliamentary candidate for Dome-Kwabenya, Mike Oquaye Jnr., of insulting her father, Apostle Kojo Safo Kantanka.

According to her, Mike Oquaye Jnr. told constituents that her father was an uneducated bush farmer while his own father was a professor, urging delegates to vote for him instead.

“He never came to my father’s church. I have video evidence and several footages where he told constituents that my father is an uneducated farmer in the bush, so they should vote for his father, who is a professor,” she said in an interview on Movement TV.

However, Mike Oquaye Jnr. has denied these allegations.

4.Bogus NPP election committee

Former MP Sarah Adwoa Safo has described the NPP Election Review Committee, headed by Prof. Mike Oquaye, as a “bogus” committee. The committee was established to review the party’s loss in the 2024 elections.

According to Adwoa Safo, the committee was intentionally formed to push certain candidates out and make way for a new presidential candidate. She questioned its credibility, stating:
“A very bogus committee. A committee is intentionally put together to find certain facts and push certain candidates out so that others can be favoured. Do you call that a credible fact-finding committee?” she quizzed.

Speaking on Joy News on March 20, 2025, she accused Prof. Mike Oquaye of being conflicted and incapable of presenting a fair report.

“If Prof. Mike Oquaye thinks he has integrity and credibility, I want him to include in his report because his son, Mike Oquaye Jnr., lost his seat. He should give us a detailed report on that.

“If he can do that with integrity, transparency, and without bias, I will accept any findings against Dr. Bawumia. Otherwise, the report is meaningless.

“Your backyard is burning, and yet you think the best person to lead a fact-finding committee that includes that very constituency, is you? Why not select an independent person? There are other credible members. I am attacking the chair, not other members. Couldn’t we have found someone else?” she questioned.

AM/KA

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