The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) must conduct swift investigations into the case of former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources Cecilia Abena Dapaah in order for everyone to reach a conclusion.
According to him, the concerns regarding Madam Dapaah involve corruption, a bad governance system, and the overall behaviour of all public servants.
“The OSP must bring skills and speed to the investigation so that we can come to a decision,” he remarked on Key Points on TV3 on Saturday, August 12.
“This matter goes beyond merely criminal prosecution,” he noted, “it touches on corruption, governance, and the conduct of public officers.”
The OSP verified discovering a total of $590,000 and GH2.73 million inside Cecilia Dapaah’s home in Abelemkpe, an Accra suburb.
This is the result of a search conducted by officials from the Office.
The OSP confirmed this in a writ filed in an Accra High Court on Tuesday, August 8.
The case has been rescheduled for Thursday, August 17.
The OSP stated in the writ obtained by 3news.com that the search was launched in compliance with LI2374 after numerous reports suggested that some funds were still stored in the residence of the former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources.
The reports began to stream in after she filed a police report about some stolen money from her residence.
“On July 24, 2023, the OSP arrested the respondent on charges of corruption and corruption-related offences.”
“The OSP subsequently conducted searches in three(3) residential properties associated with the respondent in Cantonments, Abelemkpe, and Tesano in Accra.”
It claimed to have discovered $590,000 and GH2,730,000 in the Abelemkpe house.
“Authorised officers of the OSP seized the discovered cash sums on reasonable grounds that they were suspected tainted property in accordance with section 32(1) of Act 959 as it was necessary to exercise the power of seizure to prevent the concealment of the cash sums.”
It further stated that as part of the overall inquiry into the matter, Madam Abena Dapaah’s bank accounts and investments were frozen in compliance with section 38(1) of Act 959 and regulation 19(1) of LI 2374.
Prudential Bank Limited and Societe Generale Ghana hold the accounts and investments.
