Member of Parliament for Buem, Kofi Adams, expressed discontent with the decision of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to transfer the case involving former Minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah to other agencies. Mr Adams noted that the public has more confidence in the OSP than other investigative bodies. Speaking on TV3's Key Points on Saturday, January 20, he shared his discomfort with the decision.

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“I am not too comfortable that he will be passing this on to another body. There appears to be more confidence in his office than the other agencies, ” he said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday, January 20.“The investigation shows that the case is largely in the province of suspected money laundering and structuring.

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By operation of law, there are other law enforcement agencies which are reposed with a direct mandate in respect of money laundering and structuring. On that score, the Special Prosecutor will issue directives and further action on the matter in due course,” portions of the second half-year report of the OSP dated December 29, 2023 read.

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The OSP cited money laundering as a significant aspect of the case, prompting its decision to involve other law enforcement agencies with a direct mandate in this regard. In the second half-year report dated December 29, 2023, the OSP indicated that directives and further actions on the Cecilia Dapaah case would be issued in due course.

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The investigation, initiated in July 2023, focused on suspected corruption and corruption-related offenses involving large sums of money and valuable items linked to Cecilia Abena Dapaah and her spouse, Daniel Osei-Kufour. Despite several steps taken by the OSP, including freezing bank accounts and seizing assets, the High Court's refusal to confirm orders led to re-seizure and re-freezing of assets.

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The investigation became cross-border in October 2023, involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in collaborative efforts with the OSP. The Special Prosecutor, in October 2023, revoked freezing orders for certain bank accounts that were no longer considered tainted property.

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