Citinewsroom.com has sighted a memo indicating that the Member of Parliament for Pru West, Stephen Jalulah has returned to the state double salaries paid him after his tenure as a District Chief Executive.
Stephen Jalulah and two
other Members of Parliament have been accused of receiving double salaries as
former CEO and DCEs, respectively, in addition to their current salaries as
MPs.
The memo said a total
amount of GH¢119,004.45 had been paid back to the government.
Speaking
on Eyewitness News, Mr. Jalulah confirmed that he had indeed returned the
monies as stated in the memo.
“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.”
Citi News understands
that Mr. Jalulah refunded the money in October 2021, several months before the
Auditor General wrote to him to demand that the cash should be refunded.
The Member of Parliament
for Bortianor Ngleshie Amanfrom, Sylvester Tetteh has also denied the Auditor
General’s allegations of receiving double salaries.
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 a 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, but 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.”
Source:citinewsroom