President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has accepted the resignation from office of Cecilia Abena Dapaah as Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources and member of Government.
A statement issued by the Director of Communications at the Presidency Eugene Arhin said “President Akufo-Addo applauded Hon. Cecilia Dapaah’s loyalty to the image and standing of his Government, and thanked her also for her wholehearted contribution and devotion to the progress of Government and the Nation.
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“He wished her the best in all her endeavours.
“The President will soon appoint a new Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources.”
She tendered in her resignation in a letter to President Akufo-Addo on Saturday, July 22 barely 24 hours after news of some foreign cash stolen from her bedroom came to light.
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“I intend to cooperate fully with all the state agencies to enable them fully establish the facts,” she assured in her letter.
“I have no doubt that at the end of the processes it will be established that I have conducted myself with integrity during my period in public service and I will be fully exonerated from all the allegations,” she further said.
Madam Cecilia Dapaah is said to have kept $1 million, €300,000 and millions of undisclosed Ghana Cedis at home.
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These monies were allegedly stolen by two house helps, for which they are standing trial at an Accra Circuit Court.
