Former Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Cynthia Mamle Morrison, has stated that she harbored no ill feelings when she was replaced by Adwoa Safo in a ministerial reshuffle under the Akufo-Addo government.
Speaking on The Verdict with Isaac Addae on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, the former Agona West MP said the decision to replace her did not come as a shock and that she fully accepted it without resentment.
Mrs. Morrison revealed that Adwoa Safo personally reached out to her before the official announcement, describing the gesture as thoughtful and reassuring.
“When they changed me and said it was Adwoa Safo, I said okay,” she recounted.
“Adwoa Safo was a Pan-African Parliament member who stepped down to become a minister. I was a first-timer in Parliament, and she actually nominated me to replace her.”
“She called me while I was on my way to work and said she wanted to surprise me so I wouldn’t be shocked. She told me my name would be mentioned in the chamber,” Morrison said, adding that she took the news with gratitude.
According to her, there was no animosity between them since both had a history of mutual support in their political careers.
“If Adwoa Safo was replacing me as Gender Minister, I had no issues at all,” she affirmed.
Mrs. Morrison, who served under the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration, later parted ways with the party to contest as an independent candidate after losing the NPP parliamentary primaries.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh / Barbara Yeboah
