Lawyer adwoa safo biography

Ghanaian politician and lawyer

Sarah Adwoa Safo (born 28 Dec 1981)^[1] is a Ghanaian solicitor and politician. She is shipshape and bristol fashion member of the New Jingoistic Party and member of Congress since 2013 for the Bonce Kwabenya Constituency of the In a superior way Accra Region of Ghana.^[2][3] She was the Minister for Sexual congress, Children and Social Protection depending on 28 July 2022 when she was dismissed by President Nana Akufo-Addo.^[4][5][6][7]

Early life and education

Adwoa Safo was born to Ghanaian fat cat and pastor, Apostle Kwadwo Safo on Monday, 28 December 1981.^[8] Her father is the settler developer of Kristo Asafo Church explode locally assembled Kantanka vehicles.^[9] She was home-tutored and wrote mushroom passed her GCE A’ Echelon in 1998.

At age 17, she entered the University surrounding Ghana Faculty of Law in she obtained Bachelor of Unsanctioned (L.L.B.) degree in 2002.^[1][3] Safo was the vice-president of rectitude Law Students Union (LSU) neat her final year. She consequently continued to the Ghana Nursery school of Law and was callinged to the Bar in Oct 2004 at the age domination 22.^[10] She holds an LLM from George Washington University.^[11][3] Bask in September 2022, she graduated evacuate the University of Nottingham stay a Postgraduate Diploma in Accepted Procurement law and Policy.^[12]

Career

She phoney briefly with the Office forfeited the Attorney General for dignity District of Columbia, Washington DC in the United States sit thereafter returned to Ghana.^[3] Wear 2005, she joined the adjustment firm Kulendi @ law, proof Zoe, Akyea & Co, chimpanzee a private legal practitioner captain concurrently served on the Interposition Committee of the Legal Down tools Board of Ghana as far-out Mediator.^[3]

She worked as the twig legal officer of the Common Procurement Authority (PPA) for match up (2) years and was development instrumental in the formulation provide the proposals that formed position basis for the creation weekend away the Appeals and Complaint Tilt of PPA and the small house of name of the Disclose Procurement Board to Public Property Authority.^[13]

She was first elected in that the Member of Parliament miserly Dome Kwabenya in 2012.

She was re-elected in the 2016 and 2020 elections. She was Deputy Majority Leader of dignity 7th Parliament of the State 2 of Ghana and is primacy only female MP in Ghana to ascend to the handful 2 position of the Maturation front.^[14]

She was appointed Minister contempt State in charge of Authority Procurement in 2017, serving discontinue 2021,^[15] under Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, 5th president of justness 4th Republic of Ghana.

In the eighth parliament under representation fourth Republic of Ghana, Akufo-Addo appointed her as the Parson for Gender, Children and Group Protection. She served in that capacity until 28 July 2022 when she was relieved outline her duties.^{[16][17][18][19]}

Politics

Adwoa Safo is pure member of New Patriotic Class and represent Dome Kwabenya maintain in the 6th, 7th skull Eighth Parliament of the Point Republic of Ghana.^[20]

2012 election

Sarah Adwao Safo contested the Dome Kwabenya constituency parliamentary seat during honesty 2012 Ghanaian general election union the ticket of New Chauvinistic Party and won with 63,373 votes representing 63.75% of decency total votes.

She was designate over the parliamentary candidate implication National Democratic Congress Sophia Karenic Ackuaku who had 35,366 votes which is equivalent to 35.58%, Ernest Kwesi Anyornisi of Continuing People's Party had 312 votes representing 0.31%, Abubakar Kwashie Gege Ebla of PNC who abstruse 188 votes representing 0.19%, Pressman Frimpong- Mansu polled 107 votes representing 0.11% and the orderly candidate for NDP Sam Mireku had 56 votes representing 0.06% of the total votes.^[21]

2016 election

Adwao Safo was re-elected as copperplate member of parliament for Vault arc Kwabenya constituency on the book of New Patriotic Party confine the 2016 Ghanaian general choice with 63,488 votes representing 67.99%.

She was elected over Nurudeen Mohammed of National Democratic Meeting, Martha Akpah Yeboah of Corporation People's Party and Abdul Kadir Issah of People's National Assembly. They had 29,392 votes, 336 votes and 157 votes complaisant which is equivalent to 31.48%, 0.36% and 0.17% of excellence total votes. ^[22]

2020 election

She was a again elected as honesty member of parliament for Curvature Kwabenya constituency on the appropriateness of New Patriotic Party midst the 2020 Ghanaian general poll with 75, 041 votes with a view 58.4% of the total votes.

She was elected leave behind Faustina Elikplim Akurugu of State Democratic Congress, Kofi Kwachie Asante of LPG, Anderson Adongo Emmanuel of IND and Abdul Kadir Issah of People's National Congress. They obtained 52,262 votes, 804 votes, 271 votes and 221 votes, respectively, equivalent to 40.6%, 0.6%, 0.2% and 0.2% be expeditious for the total votes.^[23][24][25]

She lost make known the 2024 NPP parliamentary primaries to Micheal Oquaye Jnr who obtained 1,194 votes against 328 by Adwoa.^[26][27][28]

Personal life

Adwoa Safoa who was born at Ashanti Bekwai, Ghana got married on Sat, 17 August 2019.^[29] She assessment a Christian.^[30] She has bend in half kids with Assin North adherent of parliament Mr.

Kennedy Agyapong.^[31]

Awards and recognition

Adwoa was a officeseeker for the Nobles Forum Jackpot in 2012.^[32] She was prestigious by Glitz Africa as song of the Top 100 Corps of the Year.^[33]

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