Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has finally addressed claims that former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo, voted for him during the tense 2021 election that made him Speaker of the 8th Parliament.
Speaking during the courtesy visit by the family of the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo to his office on Monday, October 13, Mr Bagbin confirmed that indeed an NPP MP had crossed party lines to support his bid for Speaker, but clarified that it was not Adwoa Safo.
“I call her my daughter because when I came to Parliament, she was a small girl. So, I began calling her my daughter before she even joined politics and entered Parliament. But we belong to different political traditions,” the Speaker said.
He explained that his personal bond with Adwoa Safo might have caused the widespread assumption that she was the one who broke ranks to vote for him.
“Because she is my daughter and we love each other, when I was contesting to be Speaker, they thought she voted for me,” he clarified.
Mr. Bagbin’s remarks bring closure to a rumour that has trailed Adwoa Safo’s political career for years and stirred tension within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) after the razor-thin Speaker election in January 2021.
Source: Adomonline
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