Former Attorney-General and counsel for former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo, Ayikoi Otoo, has dismissed allegations by former Auditor-General Daniel Domelovo that he presented fake evidence before the committee that investigated petitions against the former Chief Justice.
Speaking on Joy FM’s Top Story on Tuesday, October 7, Mr. Otoo expressed shock at Mr. Domelovo’s comments, describing them as politically motivated.
“I have listened to him; I was surprised at what he is doing. I didn’t know him to be that political, but I see him as only wearing political glasses,” he stated.
The former Attorney-General’s response follows remarks by Mr. Domelovo that accused him of submitting a falsified document during the committee’s proceedings.
However, Mr. Otoo insists the accusation is unfounded and stems from a misunderstanding of his explanation regarding audit procedures.
“There was an audit report which raised certain issues. Those findings were sent to the Judicial Secretary, who is the spending officer, and the Judicial Secretary explained, using the travel policy, why certain expenditures were made,” he explained.
According to Mr. Otoo, the Judicial Secretary’s response was accepted and reflected in a subsequent management letter, which indicated that the earlier audit concerns had been resolved.
“That management report is still available for everybody to read,” he emphasized. “As an experienced and former Auditor-General, I was surprised Mr. Domelovo sat there quietly when I made reference to management letters and queries—issues he knows very well.”
He added that even the Director of Finance confirmed during the hearing that the issues in question had not resurfaced in the management letter. Despite this, he said, the committee’s final report still suggested that the former Chief Justice was implicated in financial impropriety.
“How come at the end of it all, you come and tell us that she was not entitled to something?” he questioned. “This is the man who should know—he understands audit processes and management letters. Yet they ignored all of that and claimed the Chief Justice was involved in some irregularity.”
Mr. Otoo concluded by defending his integrity and the authenticity of his submissions during the committee’s work.
“Did I do anything wrong? I didn’t mention any other person’s name. I only referred to what happened in the audit process,” he maintained.