A special prosecutor in Ghana saidbCecilia Abena Dapaah, a former Ghanaian Sanitation Minister, who resigned over the weekend after her houseworkers allegedly stole more than $1 million in cash from her home, has been arrested for suspected corruption.
While Dapaah has denied any crimes, the case drew criticism from Ghana’s opposition, which questioned why a minister had such large amounts of cash in her house.
Special prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng said Dapaah was placed under arrest on Monday “in respect of suspected corruption and corruption-related offences regarding large amounts of money.”
Ghana’s special prosecutor’s office deals with cases of corruption involving public officials, judges or senior political party members.
The arrest came as President Nana Akufo-Addo’s government deals with the country’s worst economic crisis in years, which has pushed Ghana to seek a $3 billion loan from the IMF.
Akufo-Addo’s ruling NPP party is preparing for primaries later this year to choose its candidate to run in next year’s election.
