The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has officially charged Cecilia Dapaah, the former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, for her failure to adhere to a directive from the office to declare her "property and income."

As part of their ongoing investigations, the Office of the Special Prosecutor had requested that Cecilia Dapaah disclose information regarding her income and property.

Cecilia Dapaah is currently under investigation for alleged corruption and corruption-related offenses, including the suspected "tainted large cash sums reportedly stolen from her residential premises."

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has recovered this large cash from her residence.

According to the Office of the Special Prosecutor, as outlined in a charge sheet signed by Kissi Agyebeng and filed on October 6, 2023, Cecilia Dapaah, without a lawful excuse, failed to comply within thirty (30) days with a notice to declare her property and income.

This notice was served on her by the Special Prosecutor on July 24, 2023, as stipulated in regulation 20(1) per Forms 1A and 1B of the First Schedule of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (Operations) Regulations, 2018 (L.I. 2374), as specified in regulation 20(2) and Form 21 of the First Schedule of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (Operations) Regulations, 2018 (L.I. 2374).

Consequently, the Office of the Special Prosecutor has formally charged the former minister with one count of failing to comply with a lawful demand of an authorised officer of the Office of the Special Prosecutor in the performance of his functions," which contravenes "section 69(1)(a) of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959).