By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH
It emerged on Friday, July 21 that two house helps of the former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Mrs Cecilia Abena Dapaah were facing charges before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly stealing an amount of $1 million, €300,000, and millions of Ghanaian cedis at the former minister’s residence at Abelenkpe, Accra, in October 2022.
In the wake of the startling revelation of stolen funds by her domestic staff, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) embarked on a comprehensive search of the minister’s residences, prompted by the staggering amounts that were reported stolen.
Reports emerged from the OSP, says a substantial sum of US$590,000 in cash was unearthed during the search conducted at the Abelemkpe residence of the former Minister.
Officials from the OSP took immediate action, seizing these substantial cash sums as crucial evidence to support the ongoing investigation.
The OSP has subsequently frozen the accounts of the former minister’s cedi and dollar accounts pending further investigations.
Meanwhile, an Accra High Court has set Thursday, August 17, to rule on the confirmation or otherwise of the freezing of Cecilia Dapaah’s various accounts.
