Former Deputy Majority Leader, Adwoa Safo, has expressed pain over how she was treated after losing her position in a parliamentary reshuffle.
In an interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen, she disclosed that she was thrown to the backbench like a first-time MP, contrary to the statutes of the House.
According to her, former parliamentary leaders are expected to be offered seats directly behind the new leadership, but her situation was different.
She bemoaned that she could not comprehend the treatment, given that former leaders had received fair treatment and respect, and wondered whether it was because she was a woman.
“There is a rule and practice which has almost become a custom. Look at where Muntaka and Haruna are sitting. When I was removed, I was thrown to the backbench like a first-time MP.
“Everybody denied involvement in the action. The Majority Whip is responsible for seating arrangements, so how did he not know that I was not properly allocated a seat?” she questioned.
Adwoa Safo noted that it took the intervention of the NPP General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, and Deputy Majority Leader, Habib Iddrisu, for her seating position to be changed.
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