{"id":1165256,"date":"2022-08-03T17:55:37","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T17:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/03\/parliament-to-decide-adwoa-safos-fate-today\/"},"modified":"2022-08-03T17:55:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T17:55:37","slug":"parliament-to-decide-adwoa-safos-fate-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/03\/parliament-to-decide-adwoa-safos-fate-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Parliament to decide Adwoa Safo\u2019s fate today\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>Member of Parliament for Dome Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo.<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\" style=\"line-height: 2; letter-spacing: -0.5px;font-size: 18px;\">\n<p>                        <!--p class=\"ky_saved_articles_link\"><span class=\"ky_saved_articles_hide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"ky_saved_articles_img\" alt=\"Parliament to decide Adwoa Safo\u2019s fate today \" title=\"Parliament to decide Adwoa Safo\u2019s fate today \"><\/span> Bookmark<\/p-->\n<p>Parliament will today decide the fate of its member, Sarah Adwoa Safo.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The House will decide on whether her seat should be declared vacant or otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>This follows the laying of the Privileges Committee\u2019s report on her absence in Parliament and her two other colleagues.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Sarah-Adwoa-Safo.jpeg\" alt=\"Parliament to decide Adwoa Safo\u2019s fate today\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-10032031488\"   title=\"Parliament to decide Adwoa Safo\u2019s fate today\u00a0\"\/><figcaption>Member of Parliament for the Dome-Kwabenya Constituency, Sarah Adwoa Safo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The report by majority decision recommended her seat to be declared vacant.<\/p>\n<p>This was after the committee failed to achieve a consensus in its recommendations on whether absenting herself for more than the mandatory 15 days without permission warrants her seat being declared vacant.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/15-3.jpg\" alt=\"Parliament to decide Adwoa Safo\u2019s fate today\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-10032099987\"   title=\"Parliament to decide Adwoa Safo\u2019s fate today\u00a0\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The Minority MPs on the committee argued that once she has not been heard, a decision cannot be taken on her.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Adwoa-Safo.jpeg\" alt=\"Parliament to decide Adwoa Safo\u2019s fate today\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-10032014055\"   title=\"Parliament to decide Adwoa Safo\u2019s fate today\u00a0\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>However, according to sources, the Speaker will give a verdict on the matter before the house rises today.<\/p>\n<p>                <!-- Post Tags --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Member of Parliament for Dome Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo. Parliament will today decide the fate of its member, Sarah Adwoa Safo.\u00a0 The House will decide on whether her seat should be declared vacant or otherwise. This follows the laying of the Privileges Committee\u2019s report on her absence in Parliament and her two other colleagues. 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