Professor Enoch Opoku Antwi, a Governance and Leadership Expert, has advised former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources Cecilia Abena Dapaah to reveal the source of her money.
Prof Antwi believes that if she speaks, it will put an end to all conjecture regarding the source of her fortune.
“Come out and tell us the source of the money so we can stop the speculation,” he urged on Key Points on TV3 on Saturday, August 12.
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 also stated that as part of the overall inquiry, a freezing order was issued against Madam Abena Dapaah’s bank accounts and investments in compliance with section 38(1) of Act 959 and regulation 19(1) of LI 2374.
Prudential Bank Limited and Societe Generale hold the accounts and investments.
