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Deputy National Communications Officer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Malik Basintale, has threatened to put the former sanitation minister, Cecilia Dapaah, behind bars when the party assumes power come 2025.
In a photo shared by GH One, Mr Basintale is said to have stated that the next NDC government will thoroughly investigate into the alleged acts of corruption involving the former minister and when found guilty she will face the law.
“We will respond to Akufo-Addo’s love letter to Cecilia Dapaah when we win power and that’s what will land her in jail,” he stated.
Two domestic workers employed by Mrs. Cecilia Dapaah and her husband, Daniel Osei Kuffour, appeared before the Accra Circuit Court, facing charges for allegedly stealing cash and items worth millions of cedis from the couple’s residence in Abelemkpe, Accra.
The accused, 18-year-old Patience Botwe and 30-year-old Sarah Agyei, were charged with conspiracy and multiple counts of theft, including the alleged stealing of US$1 million, €300,000, and several million Ghana cedis.
The incidents reportedly took place between July and October 2022.
In response to the case, the Office of the Attorney General advised the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) against initiating a money laundering investigation into the dealings of the former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Dapaah.
The Attorney General’s office stressed that such investigations require evidence linking the financial gains to criminal activity.
The Attorney General also instructed that the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to handle the investigation into the source of Cecilia Dapaah’s funds.
Source: tigpost
