Cecilia Abena Dapaah, Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, has resigned.
This follows the issue surrounding the suspected theft of various foreign and local currencies from her home by her housekeepers.
In her resignation letter addressed to the President, Madam Dapaah said she decided to step down “because I do not want this matter to become a preoccupation of government and a hindrance to the work of government at such a crucial time.”
On Friday, July 21, it was revealed that two of the Minister’s house helpers were facing charges before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly stealing $1 million, €300,000, and millions of Ghanaian cedis at the former minister’s apartment in Abelenkpe, Accra, in October 2022.
Patience Botwe, 18, and Sarah Agyei, 30, are accused of stealing the couple’s money and personal belongings between July and October 2022.
Both have been charged with one count of criminal conspiracy and five counts of stealing US$1 million, €300,000, and millions of Ghana cedis.
