Baffour Ampong, cousin of embattled former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Dapaah, has asserted that her wealth and properties were acquired through legitimate means.
Ampong has stepped forwards to refute rumours regarding Dapaah’s monetary success amid ongoing investigations by the Special Prosecutor investigating suspicions of corruption.
Ampong asserts that Cecilia Dapaah’s financial portfolio can be linked to her 17-year employment as the CMB’s Public Relations Officer (PRO) in an interview with Oyerepa TV that aired on September 22, 2023.
“Her money and properties that she acquired, it is not today that she acquired them, she worked at the CMB for over 17 years; she was CMB’s PRO, ask anybody at the CMB during Rawlings’ time.”
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Anyone accusing Dapaah of accepting bribes was challenged by her cousin to present proof. He asserts that he thinks Cecilia Dapaah has maintained a spotless record when it comes to taking bribes.
“If they like, anybody who claims my sister has taken a bribe can come forward and bring proof,” Ampong declared.
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He added “Has anybody complained of a missing item at the ministry before? Where she worked, have they inquired for them to know that there is a missing item there? Who has said that there is missing money at the ministry?
“There are some people at the ministry and government who are afraid of her, and because she already has her money, she won’t allow anybody to influence her with money for contracts.”
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He implied that the Special Prosecutor investigating Dapaah’s wealth might have been too young to comprehend her rise to financial success.
“The OSP, excuse me to say, wasn’t even born during the time that my sister was amassing her wealth.”
