Ghana: Ex – Minister Faces Arrest For
Housekeepers Theft Of Over $1 million
Zainab Tanimu
Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria
A former Ghanaian Sanitation Minister,
Cecilia Abena Dapaah who resigned over the weekend after her houseworker allegedly stole more than $1 million in cash from her home has been arrested for suspected corruption.
A special prosecutor in Ghana confirmed this.
While Dapaah has denied any crimes, the case drew criticism from Ghana’s opposition, which questioned why a minister had such large amounts of cash in her house.
Special prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng said Dapaah was placed under arrest on Monday “in respect of suspected corruption and corruption-related offences regarding large amounts of money.”
Ghana’s special prosecutor’s office deals with cases of corruption involving public officials, judges or senior political party members.
The arrest came as President Nana Akufo-Addo’s government deals with the country’s worst economic crisis in years, which has pushed Ghana to seek a $3 billion loan from the IMF.
As the country prepares for its primaries later this year, preparation is at its height as Akufo-Addo’s ruling NPP chooses its candidate to run for the coming election.
