The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) revealed in an Accra High Court how former sanitation minister Cecilia Dapaah claimed ownership of two skincare companies registered under different names.

Additionally, the OSP's court files, made public on September 19, 2023, indicated that one of the companies was registered using the minister's address.

Cecilia Dapaah clarified that the over 2.8 million Ghana cedis found at her residence by the OSP during a search comprised earnings from her business, government-appointed sitting allowances, and funeral donations.

Details about the two companies:

The business in question is Dermacare Cosmetics, which she allegedly owned. However, upon investigation by the OSP, it was discovered that the company had been registered in the name of another individual.

Additionally, another entity called Dermacare Enterprise was registered in Dapaah's name and shared the same address as the minister. Nevertheless, ownership of this second company also belonged to a different person.

Cecilia Dapaah claimed that some of the money came from the sale of the Dermacare Cosmetics business in 2003. However, the OSP noted that these funds were in new currencies introduced in 2007, four years after the purported sale.

Further investigation revealed that Dermacare Cosmetics was registered in 2018.