President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended the leave of absence from office for the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection Sarah Adwoa Safo.
The Dome-Kwabenya MP had taken a leave of absence for some personal reasons which was to have ended on the 31st August 2021.
But She didn’t resume duty prompting concerns by some, who complained about her absence is affecting decision- making at the Gender Ministry.
Ahotor News checks with some agencies which work closely with the Gender Ministry show that in some cases, there are delayed payments due to the Minister’s absence.
Why the Minister asked for the leave is not exactly clear but what may have prompted the Presidency to issue a statement on her absence might be the speculations by some Ghanaians about a TIK TOK video of the Minister singing that went viral which raised some eyebrows.
But in a statement from the Presidency signed by the Director of Communications Eugene Arhin said President Akufo-Addo has extended the leave of absence from office for the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection Sarah Adwoa Safo which was to have ended on the 31st August.
In her absence and until further notice, President Akufo-Addo has directed the Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources Hon. Cecilia Abena Dapaah to act as caretaker Minister for the Ministry for Gender, Children and Social Protection.
Emmanuel Romeo Tetteh
