The Judgement Debt Commission (JDC) established in 2013 to inquire into payments of judgment debts and other related matters on Thursday, ended its public sitting in Accra.
Mr Justice Yaw Appau, Sole Commissioner at the JDC, said the report would be presented to President John Dramani Mahama by the end of December this year.
Before ending its sitting, three institutions appeared to provide information on certain matters which has led to the payment of judgement debt by the state.
The institutions are the Ministry of Health (MoH), the Attorney General?s (AG) Department and the Judicial Service.
Mr Amidu Adakurugu, Director of Administration at the MoH appeared in connection with the refusal by the Ministry to pay EKAFCO Furniture Company for supplying furniture to the Weija Clinic in 2001 at the cost of GH? 2,100.
Judgement was entered in favour of EKAFCO in 2004, but the state is yet to pay the money while the interest keeps on increasing.
Mr Adakurugu confirmed to the Commission that, even though EKAFCO duly supplied the said furniture to the Weija Clinic, it was surprising that, the money was not paid for a work done.
Mr Justice Appau said, records available to the Commission indicated that, before the contract was awarded to EKAFCO for the supply of the furniture, the MoH had received financial support from a Saudi Fund purposely for that and it was surprising that it failed to pay the supplier.
When asked about of the existence of the Saudi Fund, Mr Adakurugu told the Commission that the Fund could not be traced.
Ms Dorothy Afriyie Ansah, Chief State Attorney, told the Commission that the MoH did not enter defence when the case was filed at the court.
She said even though court ruled on the EKAFCO issue in 2004, the MoH forwarded the entry of judgement to the Attorney General?s office in 2007.
She said the AG?s department, therefore, requested clearance from MoH to enable it work towards the payment of the judgement debt but it received no response and could not proceed further to ensure the payment.
Mr Samuel Boakye Yiadom, Second Deputy Judicial Secretary also appeared before the Commission in a matter involving the wrongful dismissal of one Mr John Opoku from the Judicial Service.
Mr Opoku after receiving judgement in his favour over his wrongful dismissal is demanding two years? salary with accumulated interest.
According to Mr Yiadom, the General Legal Council has set up a committee to help pay the money due Mr Opoku and it would be done as soon as possible.
GNA
