Founder of the All People's Congress (APC),Hassan Ayariga, has shed new light on the investigation surrounding former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Dapaah.

The case gained public attention when news surfaced that Cecilia Dapaah had taken two of her former house helps to court for allegedly stealing substantial amounts of money from her home, including $1 million.

Speaking with Kofi Adomaa on Kofi TV, Hassan Ayariga expressed that like many Ghanaians, he was initially angered by the news until he took the time to thoroughly understand the situation. During his investigation, he obtained close-source information that revealed many people were too quick to pass judgment on the former minister.

He clarified that not all the money stolen from Cecilia Dapaah and her husband's residence in Abelemkpe actually belonged to her.

“I’m told that the money was $1 million, 300,000, and GH¢250,000, and through my investigations, what I heard was that their brother, who is a king died. All his estates were then valued at $800,000, and this is not from Paul Adom-Otchere. It is from a different and very intimate source… I am telling you from the right source that I have done my own investigations because when I speak, I want to come out with the truth.

“So, the $800,00, his gold watches, kente cloths and others were for the chief and so they took all of them and threw them inside a box so that when they were done with the funeral, the family would sit down and look at how they shared the money. They also started asking for monies for the funeral and got GH¢250,000; so that was the contribution for them to do the funeral,” he explained.

Hassan Ayariga provided further explanation, stating that the valuable items were stored in a separate room within the house, and Cecilia Dapaah and her husband believed it to be secure. Unbeknownst to them, the domestic workers had secretly made a duplicate key to that room.

Due to this, the couple had no suspicions, and they didn't realize that their money was gradually disappearing because they assumed it was safely stored away from everyone's reach.

The illicit activities of the house helps came to light when one day, the man of the house unexpectedly walked in on one of the girls, revealing their wrongdoings.

“So, they put all these things in a box, locked it and out it in a different room from where they sleep. While this was their room, they had the key in the bedroom they sleep in but then the house girls cut a key to the room, and would go to the room with the package. So they themselves didn’t know the money was stolen until the husband got home one day.

“When he got home, he realised that there were lights in the locked room when there shouldn’t have been. So, he went inside and went found the girl hiding behind the bed. And before that, he noticed that the key in the door was not his and that it was a strange key. When he caught her, he then called the police,” he narrated.

Hassan Ayariga further revealed that after the girl was caught in the act, she and her boyfriend were later apprehended in Tamale. This happened after the girl had been granted bail.

He explained that the reason for their arrest was due to their disturbance of public peace while driving a car with excessively loud music.