The Member of Parliament for Bortianor-Ngleshie-Amanfro, Sylvester Tetteh has denied the Auditor General’s allegations that he had received double salary.
Sylvester Tetteh and two
other Members of Parliament; Stephen Jalulah and Alexander Gyan, have been
accused of failing to refund overpaid salaries to state coffers months after
they were notified by the Controller and Accountant General.
They were alleged to
have received salaries as former CEO and DCEs, respectively, in addition to
their current salaries as MPs.
Speaking on Eyewitness News,
Mr. Tetteh clarified that he was never paid as Chief Executive Officer of the
National Youth Authority until he resigned – a situation he believes might have
created the misconception of receiving double salary.
Sylvester Tetteh
explained that the Controller and Accountant General only started processing
his salary after he was sworn in as a Member of Parliament.
“It is unfortunate. That
is not the case, and I am highly disappointed. I have never drawn a double
salary, and I am a man of integrity. The day I was appointed CEO of the
National Youth Authority, I worked for over 26 months for the authority, I was
never paid a salary until I resigned.”
“The processes were
still ongoing. When I was sworn in as a Member of Parliament on the 7th of
January, in February, I wrote to the Authority to process my salary as CEO for
the NYA. They started the process, until March, and they asked me to go to the
Comptroller and Accountant General to do my verification to be paid. “
He said he will demand
an apology from the Auditor General since his reputation has been sullied by
the allegations.
“I will demand an
apology for them to correct the records because my reputation is at stake. They
should come out to the public and clarify that I am never in the category of
double salary.”
Stephen Jalulah pays back double salary
In a related
development, the Member of Parliament for Pru West, Stephen Jalulah who was
also accused of receiving a double salary, explained that he was still
receiving his salary as DCE even after serving his term.
He however was, however,
quick to add that he refunded monies paid to him.
“We thought we were
doing a civic responsibility by voluntarily refunding these monies without
anybody asking us to do it because we think we are honourable members, and we
should not wait for anybody to prompt us.”
Citinewsroom.com has
sighted a memo confirming that Stephen Jalulah returned monies paid to him to
the Controller and Accountant General.
The memo said a total
amount of GH¢119,004.45 had been paid back to the government.
Source:citinewsroom