Former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources Cecilia Abena Dapaah was in court on Monday, May 12, 2025, for her ongoing criminal case against her domestic workers, whom she has accused of stealing her money and other valuable possessions.
GhanaWeb’s team at the Accra High Court, where the case is being heard, captured the former minister leaving the premises of the court after the proceedings for the day.
Cecilia Dapaah could be seen walking to her vehicle, while on the phone.
She then entered her vehicle and was driven off the premises of the court.
The case has been adjourned to Friday, May 16, 2025, at 12 o’clock.
Cecilia Dapaah, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, as the third prosecution witness, gave her testimony, recounting how her domestic workers stole properties from her residence, myjoyonline.com reports.
The politician disclosed that her jewellery, worth $53,000, was stolen by the accused individuals, in addition to the cash they took.
She further explained that the stolen valuable items had been accumulated over three decades, including personal belongings that were deeply treasured over the years.
In a video sighted by GhanaWeb, the politician was in court with her husband, Daniel Osei Kuffuor.
Two domestic workers of the former minister: Patience Botwe and Sarah Agyei, were dragged to court in 2023 for allegedly stealing $1 million, 300,000 euros, several millions of cedis and personal effects of the former minister and her husband, valued at thousands of Ghana cedis and dollars.
The two accused are alleged to have stolen from the couple between July and October 2022.
Other accused persons are Jonathan Sowah, 29, a plumber; Malik Dauda, 34, unemployed; Christiana Achab, a trader; Job Pomary, a mechanic; and Yahaya Sumaila, an excavator operator.
The complainants reported the theft to the police in June 2023 after discovering the missing cash and personal effects. This came after Patience Botwe was caught red-handed entering the couple’s room with a duplicate key, leading to her arrest.
Following the public revelation of the incident, Cecilia Dapaah resigned from her position as Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources due to intense backlash.
Many people questioned the source of her wealth, which contributed to the pressure leading to her resignation.
Watch the video of Cecilia Dapaah at the court below:
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
