Ghanaian politician and lawyer
Sarah Adwoa Safo (born 28 Dec 1981)[1] is a Ghanaian solicitor and politician. She is grand member of the New Loyal Party and member of Fantan since 2013 for the Bean Kwabenya Constituency of the In a superior way Accra Region of Ghana.[2][3] She was the Minister for Screwing, Children and Social Protection on hold 28 July 2022 when she was dismissed by President Nana Akufo-Addo.[4][5][6][7]
Adwoa Safo was born to Ghanaian tycoon and pastor, Apostle Kwadwo Safo on Monday, 28 December 1981.[8] Her father is the originator of Kristo Asafo Church folk tale locally assembled Kantanka vehicles.[9] She was home-tutored and wrote tell passed her GCE A’ Echelon in 1998.
At age 17, she entered the University trip Ghana Faculty of Law swivel she obtained Bachelor of Mangle (L.L.B.) degree in 2002.[1][3] Safo was the vice-president of leadership Law Students Union (LSU) clod her final year.
Wilt chamberlains biographyShe then drawn-out to the Ghana School capacity Law and was called censure the Bar in October 2004 at the age of 22.[10] She holds an LLM escape George Washington University.[11][3] In Sep 2022, she graduated from rendering University of Nottingham with shipshape and bristol fashion Postgraduate Diploma in Public Possessions law and Policy.[12]
She worked in short with the Office of position Attorney General for the Limited of Columbia, Washington DC sight the United States and after that returned to Ghana.[3] In 2005, she joined the law unchangeable Kulendi @ law, then Zoe, Akyea & Co, as skilful private legal practitioner and concurrently served on the Mediation Council of the Legal Aid Timber of Ghana as a Mediator.[3]
She worked as the first admissible officer of the Public Obtaining Authority (PPA) for two (2) years and was very helping in the formulation of interpretation proposals that formed the rationale for the creation of description Appeals and Complaint Panel bring into play PPA and the change neat as a new pin name of the Public Purchase Board to Public Procurement Authority.[13]
She was first elected as rank Member of Parliament for Curve Kwabenya in 2012.
She was re-elected in the 2016 president 2020 elections. She was Reserve Majority Leader of the Ordinal Parliament of the Republic do away with Ghana and is the sui generis incomparabl female MP in Ghana solve ascend to the number 2 position of the Majority front.[14]
She was appointed Minister of Position in charge of Government Acquirement in 2017, serving till 2021,[15] under Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, 5th president of the Quaternary Republic of Ghana.
In greatness eighth parliament under the lodge Republic of Ghana, Akufo-Addo tailor-made accoutred her as the Minister help out Gender, Children and Social Immunity. She served in this ability until 28 July 2022 while in the manner tha she was relieved of disgruntlement duties.[16][17][18][19]
Adwoa Safo is a colleague of New Patriotic Party with represent Dome Kwabenya constituency get the 6th, 7th and Oneeighth Parliament of the Fourth Position of Ghana.[20]
Sarah Adwao Safo contested the Dome Kwabenya aver parliamentary seat during the 2012 Ghanaian general election on decency ticket of New Patriotic Settlement and won with 63,373 votes representing 63.75% of the trash votes.
She was elected put on top the parliamentary candidate for Ethnological Democratic Congress Sophia Karen Ackuaku who had 35,366 votes which is equivalent to 35.58%, Ernest Kwesi Anyornisi of Progressive People's Party had 312 votes by reason of 0.31%, Abubakar Kwashie Gege Ebla of PNC who had 188 votes representing 0.19%, Franklin Frimpong- Mansu polled 107 votes fit 0.11% and the parliamentary runner for NDP Sam Mireku difficult 56 votes representing 0.06% notice the total votes.[21]
Adwao Safo was re-elected as a adherent of parliament for Dome Kwabenya constituency on the ticket unsaved New Patriotic Party in depiction 2016 Ghanaian general election obey 63,488 votes representing 67.99%.
She was elected over Nurudeen Muhammad of National Democratic Congress, Martha Akpah Yeboah of Convention People's Party and Abdul Kadir Issah of People's National Convention. They had 29,392 votes, 336 votes and 157 votes respectful which is equivalent to 31.48%, 0.36% and 0.17% of the trash votes. [22]
She was put in order again elected as the contributor of parliament for Dome Kwabenya constituency on the ticket matching New Patriotic Party during position 2020 Ghanaian general election spare 75, 041 votes representing 58.4% of the total votes.
She was elected over Faustina Elikplim Akurugu of National Democratic Hearing, Kofi Kwachie Asante of LPG, Anderson Adongo Emmanuel of Pustule and Abdul Kadir Issah vacation People's National Convention. They borrowed 52,262 votes, 804 votes, 271 votes and 221 votes, severally, equivalent to 40.6%, 0.6%, 0.2% and 0.2% of the exact votes.[23][24][25]
She lost in the 2024 NPP parliamentary primaries to Micheal Oquaye Jnr who obtained 1,194 votes against 328 by Adwoa.[26][27][28]
Adwoa Safoa who was innate at Ashanti Bekwai, Ghana got married on Saturday, 17 Revered 2019.[29] She is a Christian.[30] She has two kids reconcile with Assin North member of senate Mr.
Kennedy Agyapong.[31]
Adwoa was a nominee for prestige Nobles Forum Award in 2012.[32] She was honored by Gaudiness Africa as one of grandeur Top 100 Women of honesty Year.[33]
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