Former Dome-Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo, says an 11-member committee set up by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to investigate its 2024 election defeat is 'bogus'.
The committee chaired by Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, a former Speaker of Parliament which began its work in January 2025 is expected to assess the factors contributing to the NPP’s loss and recommend strategies for rebuilding the party and preparing for future elections.
However, Adwoa Safo in an interview with Joynews said the committee lacks credibility and was deliberately formed to push a specific agenda rather than conduct an impartial fact-finding mission.
"It is a very bogus committee. A committee that is put together just to find certain facts and push a particular candidate away from the candidacy so that we can bring our own you call that a credible fact-finding committee?" she questioned.
She further challenged Professor Oquaye to first account for his son, Mike Oquaye Jnr.’s loss in the Dome-Kwabenya parliamentary election before passing judgment on Dr. Bawumia’s performance.
"If Prof Mike Oquaye thinks he has integrity and credibility, I want to see the first page of his fact-finding report explaining why his son Mike Oquaye Junior lost the Dome-Kwabenya seat. If he does that with transparency, without bias or prejudice, then I will accept any findings he presents against Dr Bawumia. Otherwise, that report will not hold in this party," she said.
"His son has lost, and you think he is the best person to lead a fact-finding committee that includes that very constituency? Why not choose an independent person? Couldn't we find anyone else in the party to chair it?" she asked.