Former Auditor-General and member of the committee that investigated petitions against former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo, Daniel Yao Domelovo, has accused lawyer Ayikoi Otoo of submitting a fake document during the committee’s proceedings.
Speaking publicly for the first time since the controversy surrounding the probe, Mr Domelovo described as “interesting” Mr Otoo’s recent criticisms of the committee and his claims of procedural breaches.
On Joy FM’s Newsfile programme, Mr Otoo, who served as lead counsel for the former Chief Justice, had alleged that the committee acted unfairly and relied on questionable documents in its findings.
However, Mr Domelovo maintained that it was rather Mr Otoo who presented a fabricated document to the committee.
“Mr Otoo’s attack on me, I find it very interesting. He said he provided all the evidence to me, and that I sat there and didn’t take it. But I want to put it on record that he provided us with fake evidence,” Mr Domelovo stated.
He added that one of the documents in question was purportedly signed by the Judicial Secretary, claiming to appoint the Chief Justice, a procedure he said was irregular and raised serious concerns about authenticity.
Mr Domelovo also commented on broader issues of governance and accountability, expressing frustration with the pace at which the Attorney-General’s office was pursuing corruption-related cases.
“A lot of work is going on, but am I satisfied? No. I can’t see the end of the tunnel, not to talk of the light at the end of the tunnel. The procedure currently being used is very slow. Nine months is not small. Before we realise, we’ll be done with the quarter,” he lamented.
He warned that delays in the recovery of stolen public funds could undermine public confidence in the current administration’s anti-corruption drive.
“It begs one question: were they prepared before coming to office? Because when I look at the quantum of money we should recover and the snail speed at which we are moving, I wonder when we are going to get there,” he added.
The former Auditor-General was also a member of the Operation Recover All Loot team that was put together by President John Dramani Mahama before he fully assumed office.
The team present a huge document to the Attorney-General on possible cases of corruption after its initial investigations.
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