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Affordable Housing case: Collins Dauda, 4 others slapped with 70 fresh charges

Affordable Housing case: Collins Dauda, 4 others slapped with 70 fresh charges

State prosecutors have pressed 70 fresh charges against Alhaji Collins Dauda, the former Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing and four others for causing financial loss to the state over the Saglemi Affordable Housing project.

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The latest charge sheet is replacing the previous 52 charges pressed against them in July 2021.

Alhaji Collins Dauda, together with Dr Kwaku Agyemang-Mensah, a former Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing; Alhaji Ziblim Yakubu, Chief Director at the Ministry for Water Resources, Works and Housing, contributed to the Saglemi Housing deal when it was prepared and signed.

In court on Tuesday, January 24, Hilda Craig, a Principal State Attorney told the Criminal Division of the Accra High Court that they have filed fresh charges on Tuesday morning.

The latest charges she said would be replacing the previous charges sheet which includes intentionally misapplying public property and causing financial loss to the state.

“The prosecution has as at this morning (Tuesday, January 23) filed a fresh charge sheet,” Hilda Craig told the court.

When the court presided over by Justice Elfreda Denkyi said the court does not have a copy, the State prosecutor said “We filed it this morning and they (Registry) told us they were now going to scan and produce the court’s copy.”

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