Former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Dapaah remains in the spotlight due to an alleged theft incident involving two of her maids.

The news coverage surrounding this matter continues to attract attention and public interest. The Minister on Sunday, July 23, 2023, tendered her resignation following the vast reports in the social and traditional media.

In her letter she stated that she was resigning because she does not " want this matter to become a preoccupation of the government and a hindrance to the work of the government at such a crucial time.”

Although the Presidency has accepted the resignation, there have been further calls for an investigation into the matter.

Member of Parliament of Tema West constituency, Carlos Ahenkorah has waded into the discourse.

In an interview on United Television (UTV), the legislator contended that the former Sanitation Minister was not strategic about the situation. He believes the Minister should have refrained from taking the case to court, considering her public image.

“One thing I would love Auntie Ceci [the Minister] to provide clarification to is how this matter got to court. My point is that you’re a politician, and even if this money was attained on a legal basis, just for the sake of your image, you don’t allow this to happen to you; you don’t take it to court.

“[Because] Once you go to court, it is public. She was not political in this matter. If she had approached the matter strategically, just for her image and where she stands, this would not have happened. It’s obvious that given her position and her image, keeping this kind of amount in your house makes it wrong. So why do you lend yourself to the public?” he questioned.

Five individuals are facing charges for their alleged involvement in stealing millions of dollars and euros from the minister's house at Abelemkpe, a suburb of Accra.

According to Madam Dapaah, the reported amounts of money stolen in the media is inconsistent with the original complaint she filed.

According to Madam Cecilia Dapaah, she decided to resign on July 23, 2023, to prevent this matter from becoming a preoccupation of government and a hindrance to the work of government at such a crucial time.

She also assured of her willingness to cooperate fully with all state agencies to enable them fully establish the facts.

The latest development as of Monday, July 24, 223, is that the Office of the Special Prosecutor has arrested her to assist with investigations regarding the matter.