A senior lecturer of the GIMPA Faculty of Law has dared the former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah to disclose to Ghanaians how much was stolen from her. 

Dr Justice Srem-Sai said until Cecilia Dapaah does that, she cannot allege inconsistencies in the figures the police has reported. 

The former minister is reported to have caused the arrest and prosecution of her domestic staff who allegedly stole monies including $1 million, €300,000, several millions of cedis and other items from her private residence.

But Cecilia Dapaah in a statement dated Friday, July 21, 2023, said there were “noticeable inconsistencies between what is being discussed in the public domain and the thrust of the original complaint on the matter.”

She said she was taking steps to examine the origins of the inconsistencies and would provide a detailed response in the coming days. 

But Dr Srem-Sai speaking on Newsfile on Saturday, July 29, said the amounts reported by police ought to be believed. 

According to the Managing Partner of Praetorium Solicitors, the police have conducted a thorough investigation into the matter. 

“On the scale of who is more likely to be right with regard to the amounts involved, I think the police is more likely to be right because the police have spoken to a number of people and the extent to which they have gone with this investigation, I think every fair-minded person should be able to come to this basic conclusion that it is possible that the police have more information on the tracing of the money and whatever happened more than the complainant herself.”

“In any case, I’ve listened to all the discussions and read all the press releases, not for once has the complainant herself come out with how much she thinks she has lost.

"So if you’re saying what the police is saying is not correct, you need to tell us what or how much was stolen from you. So it is not enough to just say what the police are saying is not correct,” he said. 

The minister resigned from her position on Friday, July 22. 

The Office of the Special Prosecutor subsequently placed her under arrest for suspected corruption and corruption-related offences and followed up with a search of her home. 

The OSP has said it will update the public at the completion of its investigation.