Sarah Adwoa Safo, a Member of Parliament (MP) from Dome-Kwabenya, has asked another leave extension.
The extension, according to Majority Leader Osei-Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, was contained in a fresh letter the lawmaker wrote.
“What I can disclose now is that she brought a letter on Wednesday, requesting a four-week extension.” Her injured child, she continued, is still responding to treatment. I can’t say whether she’s okay or not since I’m not with her,” he said on Accra’s Neat FM.
He noted that it was addressed to Speaker Alban Bagbin on February 28, 2022, with him [Kyei Mensah] copied.
“I cannot yet say if the Speaker has agreed to the extension or not, and I haven’t had any discussions with the Speaker either,” he added.
The lawmaker has come under fire for neglecting her parliamentary duties amid speculations that she has vowed not to return until she is given a leadership role in the August House.
It emerged in October 2021 that President Nana Akufo-Addo has extended her leave of absence from office for the Gender Minister, Sarah Adwoa Safo.
The MP’s leave, which she sought for personal reasons, was supposed to have ended on August 31, 2021.
However, she was unable to resume and sought more time.
