Sam Pollock resigned from his ￡ 90,000 a year job after claims was undermining the independence of the Office has, through intervention by senior officials.
Mr Ford said that he charged would announce the person with the rating "in the coming days".
Office of the Ombudsman has rejected the claims of interference.
Mr Ford, said in an interview with the BBC on Friday night, that he with "senior official" early next week would meet the test set up.
He said, he had personally seen no evidence, true, but refused the allegations would be next comment.
"The people who I have to work for me the clear impression given me, which they committed that devolution will work."
"I no reason independence had until now doubt (the Ombudsman)," he added.
Ulster Unionist David McNarry and Sinn Féin Alex Maskey said that the allegations raised "serious" problems.
David McNarry said it was an "extraordinary and shocking state".
He said "This a big question mark of the Office of the Ombudsman and a number of high officials in the Ministry of Justice has left,".
"It is a very serious matter and David Ford answer whether its officials must be the reason for the Mr Pollock's departure."
"We need to find out, if he too far, pushed is whether his allegations are founded, the matter can be resolved and what happens to his successor".
The Ombudsman, Al Hutchinson, has strongly rejected proposals undermining the independence of the Office.
Mr Hutchinson, said the independence of the Ombudsman's "guaranteed by law" and he was able to confirm that "independence both real and practical, as our records show".
"It would be different, so I say," he added.
Alex Maskey a rigorous investigation was necessary, said: "We need to go to the bottom of this.".
"As I understand, Mr Pollock's accusations back on previously go the Ministry of justice it was as if it has any notion of errors, or if available on the Ombudsman's independence undermined totally unacceptable."
Catastrophic"Our party and the people we represent one of the reasons, were able to endorse and support police was that it was an independent body such as the Ombudsman."
"This independence was the key to the architecture to keep our future and the need for police and justice, of our communities"
"All shaking of confidence could be catastrophic".
In a statement, the Ministry of Justice said that appropriate arrangements in place, to the arrangements for the accountability of public funds were meeting.
It said if there was evidence to suggest that any officials had behaved wrong, the fully in would be considered, but no such evidence was submitted had.
Mr Pollock claimed that he his concern was subjected to vicious personal attacks to increase.
He has opened Chief Executive, the Office ten-and a half years.
Prior to that he had stretches a long and distinguished career within the criminal justice system, more than 40 years. This service was rewarded in 2005 with an OBE.
He will leave his post at the end of August.
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