Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has firmly rejected allegations that she received money from former Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei Opare.

The claims, which were made by former Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong, in 2022, alleged that Madam Opare gave him GH₵120,000 to deposit in Adwoa Safo’s account at Fidelity Bank.

Agyapong stated that the money was intended to encourage Adwoa Safo to return to Ghana and attend parliamentary duties, especially when her presence was critical for the passage of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy).

In an interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen, Adwoa Safo refuted the allegations, calling them mere attempts to tarnish her reputation.

She stressed that her family has a good relationship with the former Chief of Staff, making it unnecessary for any middleman to facilitate financial transactions.

“Some of the statements were hearsay, allegations, and even some of the people had to come and apologise. Aunty Frema knows my family very well and will drive straight to my father without the need for a middleman,” she said.

Adwoa Safo also clarified that she does not have a dollar account at Fidelity Bank, contrary to Agyapong’s claims that the money was deposited into a dollar account.

“Because of politics, when an issue comes, there are deliberate attempts to badmouth and derail you because you are excelling,” she added.

The MP further emphasized that her family is wealthy, and if she ever needed money, her father would be the one to provide it, not the party or any individual.

“I refute the claims of receiving money; it did not happen and can never happen. We don’t need money from someone to survive. People should not act as if we were picked from the roadside and had nothing,” she remarked.