The Auditor General has identified at least 19 former and present judges of the Superior Courts for purchasing vehicles in violation of Public Financial Management Regulations, 2019 (Regulation 158). (L.I. 2378).

According to this rule, the Principal Spending Officer of a covered entity must have the Minister's prior written consent before transferring, exchanging, selling, donating, providing a contribution in kind, putting a vehicle into trust, or doing any other type of vehicle disposal.

Any sale, lease, or other activity referred to in Sub-regulation 1 that is made without the Minister's express consent is void, according to Regulation 158.

A report by the Auditor-General lists the Judges including recently retired Supreme Court Judges Yaw Appau and Julius Ansah of acquiring vehicles contrary to this law.

The Auditor-General wants the vehicles recovered.

“In the absence of approval from the Minister for Finance, we recommended that the auction should be nullified, and the vehicles recovered,” the report stated.

See relevant portion of the report below;