Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu, has taken on the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) for failing to disclose the total amount of money seized from the embattled former Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Dapaah.

Mr Kpebu says the OSP is emboldening Cecilia Dapaah and her legal team with its conduct.

According to him, Ghanaians deserve to know the full amount it has seized from her so she can be held accountable.

The outspoken lawyer, speaking in an interview with Citi FM on Tuesday, September 5, advised the OSP to immediately make full disclosures of the monies involved in the case.

“When Kissi Agyebeng did not give us the full amount involved, it emboldened Madam Dapaah and her lawyers who then went and attacked a media house about a $5 million figure given out there and so Mr Agyebeng should disclose the total amount involved, and it is the least he can do and that will help push the fight against corruption.”

“He [Kissi Agyebeng] has to put the figures out to ginger the fight and create excitement about the fight against corruption.”

• OSP seizes Cecillia Dapaah’s cash, freezes her accounts again

Mr Kpebu's rebuke followed the OSP's announcement that it has complied with the court order for the return of the monies seized from the former minister.

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), in a press statement issued on Tuesday, informed Ghanaians that it has obeyed the ruling by the High Court on the matter.

It has, however, seized the cash and frozen her accounts and investments again to aid with the investigation into how they were acquired.

“The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has complied with the ruling and order of the High Court, Accra dated 31 August 2023 by unfreezing the frozen bank accounts and investments of Cecilia Abena Dapaah.”

“The OSP has also returned the seized cash sums of Ms. Dapaah in the presence and assent of Ms. Dapaah and her lawyers.”

“The satisfaction by the OSP of the order of the High Court terminates the proceedings of the seizure of the cash amounts from Ms. Dapaah commenced on 24 July 2023 and the freezing of her bank accounts and investments effected from 26 July 2023,” excerpts of the release said.