My government will reopen Cecilia Dapaah's case – Mahama vows

Former President John Dramani Mahama has promised to investigate the former Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Dapaah, who has been accused of corruption and money laundering by the Office of the Special Prosecutor.

Mahama’s remarks come on the back of the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Dame, indicating that there is no evidence of corruption or procurement breaches against the former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Dapaah, and her husband, Daniel Osei Kufuor.

EOCO's request was for the AG's office to provide guidance on how to proceed with the investigation into the money laundering allegations made against the former minister and her husband by the OSP.

The AG's response to EOCO was that "the OSP's referral to EOCO for investigations to be conducted into money laundering is without basis.".

The OSP closed its case against the former minister and her husband, who were accused of corruption and corruption-related offences after two of their house helps allegedly stole $1 million and €300,000 in cash, along with other valuable items from their residence in Abelemkpe.

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, concluded that his office lacked the authority to prosecute or take further action against the former minister and referred the case to EOCO

The referral was based on the suspicion that the large sums of money found at Cecilia Dapaah’s properties and bank accounts could be the proceeds of a money laundering and structuring scheme