Statement: The CEGA Requests for Freeze of Assets of former Sanitation and Water Resources Minister 

The Center for Ethical Governance and Administration (CEGA) respectfully requests the President Nana Akufo-Addo to cause the immediate freeze of assets of the former Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources Cecilia Abena Dapaah and for the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to as a matter of urgency initiate investigations to unravel the source of the said monies stashed in her bedroom as reported in the media.

On a charge sheet before an Accra Circuit Court, various sums of money allegedly stolen by the two house helps are 1 million US Dollars, 300,000 Euros and countless millions of Ghana Cedis in addition to other valuable personal effects.

This is happening at a time when the economy is in distress with millions of Ghanaians wallowing in poverty because of mismanagement of the economy by the President Akufo-Addo government. Today, Ghana is reeling over Ghc600 billion debts and regarded as a high risk debtor nation under severe stress by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) stringent conditionality to bring fiscal discipline to the economy.

Under situations like this, it will be unethical for government to sweep this strange occurrence under the carpet more so when the former minister has come out with a statement to flatly deny aspects of the written statement made to the police, which formed the bases for the prosecution of the two house girls and three accomplices. The President must act now.

Prof. Ohene Adjei Executive Director – 0208124706

Mr. George Yankah Communications Director 0242161111