Former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has issued a stern warning to former Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Ocquaye, as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) awaits the committee report on its electoral defeat.
Adwoa Safo has demanded that Prof. Ocquaye focus on explaining the defeat of his son, Mike Ocquaye Jnr., in the Dome-Kwabenya constituency before addressing broader party issues.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate, Faustina Elikplim Akurugu, won the Dome-Kwabenya seat in a closely contested election, securing 50,967 votes against Mike Ocquaye Jnr.’s 50,669.
Speaking in an interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen, Adwoa Safo argued that Prof. Ocquaye must first justify why the NPP lost the seat before attempting to attribute blame elsewhere.
“Charity begins at home, so Prof. Ocquaye must first be able to tell the NPP why his son lost the seat to the NDC before touching on other issues,” she stated.
She also cautioned against placing sole responsibility for the NPP’s defeat on the party’s flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
“Prof. Mike Ocquaye should find out what happened in Dome-Kwabenya. They are already pushing an agenda, trying to blame Bawumia,” she claimed.
“But he should dedicate page one of the report to his backyard, Dome-Kwabenya, and tell us why his son lost. That is the only way we will believe and accept the report. Otherwise, we will only accept the report from the Ashanti Region committee led by Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu.”
Reflecting on her own tenure, Adwoa Safo questioned how the NPP lost the seat under Mike Ocquaye Jnr.’s candidacy.
“At age 29, I contested the seat, won for the NPP, and protected it for 12 years. But how come we lost it with his son as the candidate?” she asked.