Before the current Chief Justice, His Lordship, E. K. Wiredu assumed office, his predecessor, the late Chief Justice I.K. Abban had left a debt of ?7.7 billion at the Judicial Service as a result of mal administration. Like Rome, which was not built in a day, this alarming debt figure was also accumulated over a period of time under the late Chief Justice’s administration. What primarily brought about the problem are the extra Financial Administrative powers that the late Chief Justice I K Abban granted to the Acting Chief Supply Officer, Gabriel Daniel. The directive mandated him to conduct all transactions on behalf of the Judicial Service without questioning. This easily boosted his ego, which apparently opened him up to several fictitious deals at the Service.
Source: GhanaWeb
