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| (Cecilia Abena Dapaah, Former Sanitation Minister) |
Former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has
refuted the allegations made by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP)
regarding funds received from a bank account linked to her late brother. In
response to an affidavit filed by the OSP seeking confirmation of a new seizure
of funds, Cecilia strongly denied any implication that the money and assets
seized from her residence were of suspicious origin.
The OSP had informed the court that a bank account belonging to the late
brother of the former minister was still active and had transmitted funds to
her account, despite it supposedly being inactive. However, Cecilia disputed
this claim and clarified that the funds in question were transferred from an
account that was specifically opened to collect funeral donations for her late
brother, named 'The Late Nana Akwasi Essan', and she is a signatory to that
account.
Furthermore, she explained that the transferred funds were intended for the payment of school fees for her late brother's children. In her sworn affidavit, Cecilia highlighted the legitimate and non-suspicious nature of the transactions, firmly refuting any allegations of financial impropriety.
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According to Cecilia's affidavit, the funds in question were "transferred
from Cal Bank from an account in the name 'The Late Nana Akwasi Essan',"
and she clarified that she is a signatory to this account. She also pointed out
that the correct account name was clearly stated in the applicant's exhibit
OSP18, and the OSP could have easily verified the mandate on the account with
Cal Bank. The funds were transferred to her for the specific purpose of paying
her late brother's children's school fees.
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