We applied, got the price and paid – Judge defends colleagues over unlawful purchase of cars

A former President of the Association of Magistrates and Judges, Justice Victor Ofoe has jumped to the defence of his 16 colleagues fingered by the Auditor General for unlawfully purchasing their official vehicles.

Justice Ofoe rather questions the work done by the Auditor General saying he does not understand or appreciate why the Auditor General believes their actions are unlawful.

“I don’t know under what law he is talking about,” Justice Ofoe told Joy FM

At least 16 past and current judges of the Superior Courts have been fingered by the Auditor-General for the purchase of vehicles contrary to Regulation 158 of Public Financial Management Regulations, 2019 (L.I. 2378