Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Dame, has clarified President Akufo-Addo's announcement during his State of the Nation's Address on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, regarding the Office of the Attorney General's savings of GHS10 trillion in judgment debts.

In an interview with JoyNews on February 29, 2024, Dame confirmed that his office has indeed saved the country a significant amount of money concerning judgment debts. However, he clarified that the GHS10 trillion mentioned by President Akufo-Addo was only for one specific case, whereas the total savings under his tenure amounted to GHS14 trillion.

"The savings that the president announced were actually an underestimation. The president grossly underestimated. It indeed was actually my office because every minister has the responsibility of bringing to the president's attention the work that the minister has done. And in presenting my report, I deliberately understated the account. Just not to raise unnecessary eyebrows... But if you go through, 10 trillion is just arising in a single case. If you go through, the savings are actually over 14 trillion," Dame explained.

Dame proceeded to provide a breakdown of the judgment debts he has saved the country from, citing specific cases. "I can refer to this matter, China Jlen, which the Supreme Court set aside only last year, the judgment debt here... amount of GHS 352,662,144.41. And then an amount of almost $1 billion ($988, 294,313)," he stated.

He emphasized that such significant savings would not have been possible under the previous National Democratic Congress (NDC) government.