Several prominent Ghanaians, including former Auditor-General Daniel Yaw Domelevo, have petitioned Parliament for a bipartisan investigation into the conduct of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) regarding the investigation into the discovery of a large sum of money at the residence of former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Dapaah.
The group, which also includes outspoken anti-corruption campaigner Martin Kpebu, security analyst Dr. Adam Bona, academic Professor Ransford Gyampo, and over 100 other individuals from various backgrounds, argues in their petition that EOCO had sufficient grounds to investigate the former Minister for money laundering.
They assert that she has been inconsistent and unable to provide a credible source for the significant amount of money seized at her residence by the Special Prosecutor.
“The failure to explain the source of the money should have been the cornerstone of the investigation,” the petition which was submitted to Parliament on Thursday, May 16, 2024, noted among others.
It also raised concerns about what the group described as the deliberate refusal by EOCO to take steps to protect the money which had been seized from the residence of the former minister by the OSP.
“Upon receipt of the docket, EOCO did not act timeously to seize the money that the OSP was returning to Madam Cecilia Dapaah as publicly stated by the OSP”.
The petition further highlighted inconsistencies in EOCO’s public statements and actions during the investigation.
This development arises amidst a standoff between state anti-corruption agencies probing the former Minister regarding the money stash.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has previously stated that EOCO appears reluctant to investigate the matter, despite receiving detailed information from the OSP.