Embattled Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament (MP), Adwoa Safo, on Friday, November 11, 2022, finally appeared in the Chamber.
Pressmen, who were present, were eager to get the first statement of the former Gender Minister after several months of absence.
Beaming with smiles in a short media briefing, Miss Safo revealed it feels good to be back in Ghana.
She added there has also been a warm reception from her colleague parliamentarians.
The MP also sent greetings to her constituents as she pledges commitment and dedication to continue her service to them.
She has been absent from the house for almost a year.
Having been outside the country for months, the legislator made an appearance at the Ebenezer Congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana at Dome-CFC.
Hopes were high that she would finally go to work (Parliamentary proceedings) on Tuesday November 8 but proceedings started 11:38 yet the MP was not in the chamber yet.
Sarah Adwoa Safo absented herself for more than the stipulated 15 days.
The Majority caucus wanted her seat to be declared vacant but this was opposed by the Minority, who felt she should be heard first.
The Speaker also questioned the authority of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) MPs to declare her seat vacant.
In March, Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu disclosed that Sarah Adwoa Safo had requested a month-long leave from the House.
Subsequently, the Speaker referred her case and that of two other MPs, namely Henry Quartey, MP for Ayawaso Central and Kennedy Agyapong, MP for Assin Central, to the Privileges Committee for hearing.
Speaker Bagbin, who deferred ruling on the matter before parliament went on recess, promised to do so when sitting resumes.
In a formal communication to the House on Tuesday, the Speaker noted that because there were few things to transact just after the assumption, he deferred the ruling to Wednesday.
