Sarah Adwoa Safo is returning to the contest for the constituency she once represented. In a statement dated October 22, 2026, the former Dome-Kwabenya MP said she will seek the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary nomination for the seat ahead of the 2028 general election. The move sets up a potentially hard-fought contest in one of the party’s best-known constituencies.
Safo had earlier signalled she would not seek the seat again, and the new statement reverses that. She says more reflection, and talks with party leaders, executives and other stakeholders, strengthened her wish to go on serving. She also admits she had considered opportunities beyond the constituency before changing her mind.
Representing its residents, which her statement puts at over 200,000, remains, in her words, an important responsibility. She says she believes she still has more to give the area’s development, despite its challenges.
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Safo says she is ready to put herself forward once the NPP releases the timetable and guidelines for its primaries. She also asked party members, stakeholders and residents to engage with her openly, respectfully and constructively as the discussion about the constituency’s next leadership continues. She described Dome-Kwabenya as “home,” a theme she has used before.
Her Record in the Constituency
Safo represented Dome-Kwabenya in Parliament for 12 years, from 2013 until January 2025, on the NPP’s ticket. During that time she served as Deputy Majority Leader and as Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection.
Her run ended in the NPP’s parliamentary primaries on January 27, 2024, when Mike Oquaye Jnr, then head of the Ghana Free Zones Authority, defeated her by a wide margin. She later said she accepted the result and supported the party and its 2024 campaign.
A Declaration Is Not a Nomination
Announcing a bid does not make her the NPP’s candidate. She has to be cleared and win the party’s internal selection process, in which constituency delegates decide, before she can contest the general election. The timetable and rules for the 2028 parliamentary primaries have yet to be announced, so who else will enter the race is still open.
Three things will shape the contest: when the NPP releases its primary guidelines, whether other aspirants step forward, and how delegates respond to a former MP seeking a second chance. For Safo, the bid is a test of whether her standing in the constituency has recovered since 2024. For the party, it is another early step in rebuilding for 2028.