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The Office of the Special Prosecutor has served notice indicating the arrest of former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Dapaah, over suspected corruption.
In a statement released on Monday, July 24,2023, by the Office of Special Prosecutor revealed 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,” the statement added.
Cecilia Dapaah resigned from her position as Minister after revelations that her house helps had allegedly stolen huge sums of foreign and local currencies from her residence at Abelemkpe in Accra.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme