Former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Dapaah, has refuted claims made by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) regarding her involvement in real estate business under aliases and financial transactions from her late brother’s accounts.
The OSP had filed an application to confirm the re-seized GHS2.83 million and the re-frozen bank accounts of Cecilia Dapaah.
Ms Dapaah dismissed allegations of undisclosed real estate dealings and the use of aliases for such transactions.
She clarified that “Nana Yaa Ode” was her mother, not an alias, and denied engaging in any concealed real estate business.
Addressing transactions from her late brother’s bank account, Ms Dapaah explained that the funds originated from Cal Bank and were related to funeral donations. The money was intended for the payment of her late brother’s children’s school fees.
Regarding the re-seized money, which was alleged to be proceeds from a cosmetic company called Demacare Cosmetics, she clarified that she did not claim to have registered a business under that name. She pointed out the discrepancy in the currency notes, stating that the new cedi denominations in question were not in existence in 2003, the purported year of the alleged sale.
Ms Dapaah denied the assertion that part of the money seized was $590,000 dollars of the $1 million dollars allegedly stolen from her home, for which eight individuals are facing criminal charges.
She refuted these claims made by the Office of the Special Prosecutor in an affidavit in opposition to the application for the confirmation of the re-seized GHS2.83 million and the re-frozen bank accounts.