Member of Parliament (MP) for Bortianor-Ngleshie –Amanfro, Sylvester Tetteh has denied the Auditor General’s allegations that he has received a double salary.
The MP along with 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.
Speaking in an interview on Accra-based television, CitiTV, on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, Mr. Tettey revealed that he was never paid as Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority in addition to his current position.
According to him, 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,” he said.
“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 Controller and Accountant General to do my verification to be paid,” he added.
He stated that he will demand an apology from the Auditor General because the allegations have tarnished his reputation.
“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.”
