Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Dapaah, refutes robbery figures in her resignation letter to President Akufo-Addo
In her letter of resignation to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Cecilia Dapaah, the former Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, clarified that the figures reported in the media regarding a robbery incident at her home in Abelemkpe were inaccurate. Court documents had indicated that the minister and her family lost US$1 million, €300,000, and millions of Ghana Cedis in cash, as well as assorted clothes, handbags, perfumes, and jewelry during the incident.
However, the minister stated that the figures in the police report she filed with her husband differ from those reported in the media. “Since yesterday, Friday, July 21, 2023, social and traditional media have been full of stories about a court case involving a theft that took place last year in the home I live with my husband and daughter. The stories sought to suggest that I own various huge sums of foreign currencies and millions of Ghana cedis which have been stolen from my home,” she said.
Cecilia Dapaah expressed her awareness of the significance of such stories, considering her position as a public figure. She asserted that the reported figures do not accurately represent what she and her husband reported to the Police. She also stated her intention to fully cooperate with state agencies during the investigations to establish the facts.
“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,” she added.
Despite her resignation, the former minister remains confident that she will be cleared of any wrongdoing after the investigations are completed.
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