Cecilia Dapaah is the Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources
The Office of the Special Prosecutor has confirmed that the former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Dapaah, has been arrested over suspected corruption.
In a statement, the Special Prosecutor disclosed that “At 11:55 GMT on 24 July 2023, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, who resigned from the position of Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources on 22 July 2023, was placed under arrest by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) in respect of suspected corruption and corruption-related offences regarding large amounts of money and other valuable items reportedly stolen from her residence.
“Ms. Dapaah is being questioned by authorised Officers of the OSP.”
Her arrest follows a barrage of reports requesting the Special Prosecutor’s office to launch an expedient inquiry into the theft of a sizeable quantity of money from the former Minister’s property.
Reliable sources told Citi News that notable people have reported their concerns about the origin of the allegedly stolen funds—taken by the two house assistants of the former Minister—in more than 200 reports.
On Saturday, July 22, 2023, Madam Cecilia Dapaah made an official resignation announcement. After learning that her housekeepers had reportedly taken substantial sums of both international and local currency from her Accra home, she resigned.
The incident sent shockwaves through the nation, leaving citizens astounded by the audacious theft.
At present, two house helps, 18-year-old Patience Botwe and 30-year-old Sarah Agyei, are facing charges before an Accra Circuit Court for their involvement in the theft.
It is alleged that they stole an astounding sum of $1 million, €300,000, and millions of Ghanaian cedis from Madam Dapaah’s residence at Abelenkpe, Accra, during the period between July and October 2022.
