Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo has denied ever receiving money from the former Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei Opare.
Her claims are contrary to that of former Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong who stated he received a sum of Ghc120,000 from the then Chief of Staff to deposit into Adwoa Safo’s Fidelity Bank account.
Kennedy Agyapong claimed the money was meant to motivate Adwoa Safo’s return to Ghana and parliament at a time where her vote was critical in the passage of the Electronic Transaction Levy (e-levy).
Adwoa Safo made this disclosure in an interview on Asempa FM.
She dispelled the allegation, labelling it as mere rumors and an attempt to tarnish her reputation.
“Some of the statements were hearsay, allegations, and even some of the people had to come and apologise. Aunty Frema knows my family very well and will drive straight to my father without the need for a middleman,” she said.
Adwoa Safo also clarified that she does not have a dollar account at Fidelity Bank, contrary to Agyapong’s claims that the money was deposited into a dollar account.
“Because of politics, when an issue comes, there are deliberate attempts to badmouth and derail you because you are excelling,” she added.
The MP further emphasized that her family is wealthy, and if she ever needed money, her father would be the one to provide it, not the party or any individual.
“I refute the claims of receiving money; it did not happen and can never happen. We don’t need money from someone to survive. People should not act as if we were picked from the roadside and had nothing,” she remarked.
