Following the uproar generated by the alleged theft of $1 million from her home by her house helpers, Cecilia Dapaah, immediate-past Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, has asserted her innocence, saying that she will assist with any state agency investigating the situation.
According to reports on Friday, two people who worked for the Sanitation Minister and her husband at their house were accused of taking large quantities of money and other valuables from the property.
Patience Botwe, 18, and Sarah Agyei, 30, are accused of stealing US$1 million, €300,000, and millions of Ghana cedis between July and October 2022.
They also allegedly stole clothing, purses, perfumes, jewellery, kente fabric, and outfits worth thousands of dollars from Mrs Dapaah’s husband.
Cecilia Dapaah resigned on Saturday amid public outrage over the amount of money she was said to have stored at her residence.
She stated that she did not want the situation to become “a hindrance to government work at such a critical time.”
Mrs Dapaah had issued a statement earlier in the day, noting “noticeable inconsistencies” in the case’s proceedings.
Several people, including Minority Leader Cassiel Ato Forson and anti-corruption activist Edem Senanu, have asked for an investigation into the situation.
Cecilia Dapaah stated in her statement that she was willing to collaborate with any state agency to determine the facts of the case and that she was convinced she would be exonerated.
“I intend to cooperate fully with all state agencies to enable them fully establish the facts,” the statement said.
“I have no doubt whatsoever that at the end of the processes, it will be fully established that I have conducted myself with integrity during my period in public service and I will be fully exonerated from all the allegations that have filled the public domain in the past 24 hours.”
Mrs Dapaah stood her ground on her complaint that the figures being reported had been exaggerated.
“Whereas I can state emphatically that those figures do not represent correctly what my husband and I reported to the Police, I am very much aware of the import of such stories around someone in my position,” the statement added.
