Delegates from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Dome-Kwabenya district have said that they would cast a sizable number of votes to keep their current MP, attorney Sarah Adwoa Safo, in office.
They pointed out that this would strongly indicate to the party hierarchy that the NPP would find it difficult to hold onto the seat for the party in the absence of Adwoa Safo.
They claimed that despite her missteps from the previous year, when the party most needed her in Parliament to enact several important government initiatives, the former Deputy Majority Leader’s competence, which has never been called into doubt, is what is driving people to turn out in large numbers to vote overwhelmingly to keep her in office.
The NPP parliamentary primary in the constituency on Saturday, January 27, 2024, they say, is all about the incumbent’s legacy and trump card—two unique qualities that set her apart from the other contenders, Mike Oquaye Jr. and Sheela Oppong Sakyi.
In an exclusive interview with The Chronicle, the delegates compared Adwoa Safo to the hen that lays the golden eggs, saying that under her leadership, the constituency has seen tremendous growth, especially in the areas of road infrastructure, health, water and sanitation, education, energy (power supply), and security, among many other areas.
“We have no time to play any try-and-error game. The legacy of Lawyer Sarah Adwoa Safo is there for all to see. In fact, anybody in the constituency can feel and experience it. She is already on the ground working; to me, she is our best bet for 2024. I have been in the constituency for the past 26 years and I can confidently tell you that Adwoa Safo is loved by the majority of the constituents, and we, the delegates, still love her She listens to our concerns and acts upon them. That is why we are not tired of re-electing her”, Mama Gee, a delegate at Agbogba-Konongo Polling Station said.
Shadrach Gyimah, a delegate at the Old Ashongman Presbyterian School, said the only candidate among the three contestants who poses a great challenge to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is Adwoa Safo
“If Adwoa Safo is to contest the seat 10 times, I will vote for her and urge others to also vote for her. If you consider our experienced MPs going out, it is incumbent on us to retain Adwoa Safo. Come to Abokobi-Boye, and you will see heavy-duty machines and / or equipment fixing our road network. You can also see so many public health infrastructure around us. All these had to do with someone who has a very good lobbying skill. So, for me, no Adwoa Safo no vote”, he noted.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Joseph Asare
