The NPP Disciplinary Committee is at the center of controversy after former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, questioned the absence of a scheduled hearing despite being summoned to appear before it.
Adwoa Safo expressed her frustration after leaving the office of the NPP Disciplinary Committee without any engagement or interaction with its members.
Speaking to the media, she said, “There was no committee hearing. There was no hearing. So, I’m asking myself, why was I allowed to appear when there was no committee sitting?”
She further queried the committee’s communication process. “If there was a change of plan, why wasn’t I told? I was telling the person, okay, if there was a change of plan, why wasn’t a phone call placed on my phone?” she asked.
Adwoa Safo noted that she arrived fully prepared for a hearing before the NPP Disciplinary Committee, only to be told otherwise.
She further expressed concern about the public perception created by the NPP Disciplinary Committee‘s decision to summon her. She said the the message they were sending is that she had done something untoward. “I’m a lawyer. When a client is referred to a disciplinary committee, the presumption is that the person has done something untoward,” she lamented.
Adwoa Safo Defends Her Reputation
Adwoa Safo defended her integrity, stressing that she has served the country diligently in various roles, including former Deputy Minister and former Minister of Justice.
She also questioned the relevance of the sections of the party’s constitution cited in the letter summoning her to appear before the NPP Disciplinary Committee.
“Even if you check the letter that they wrote to me. The sections in our party constitution that they were quoting… It’s unrelated,” she said.
According to Adwoa Safo, the leadership of the NPP Disciplinary Committee knows the real reasons behind their actions.
“I’m here to prepare my rebuttal to all these presumptions in the case,” she told journalists.
When asked about reports that the meeting had been postponed to allow the party to focus on alleged drug trafficking issues in the country, Adwoa Safo denied receiving any such notice.
“I haven’t heard. And I don’t expect my general secretary to say that. And I don’t think he said that. If he did, then he owes himself an explanation,” she said.
The NPP Disciplinary Committee is yet to respond publicly to the concerns raised.
