I lied about being jobless – Under fire Walewale 'job seeker' confesses

A 37-year-old job seeker from Walewale in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region has backtracked his earlier claims he was jobless and therefore seeking public support to be employed.

Issifu Salifu gained social media attention within 48-hours after a post seeking employment from potential employers and revealing he was jobless despite holding an MPhil.

His post which took social media by storm read “ I am Issifu Salifu, 37 years old, from Walewale. I attended Loagri-Kukui Primary and Junior High School and then proceeded to Nalerigu SHS. I graduated from the University of Ghana with a first-class degree in Geography and Resource Development (major) and Political Science (minor). I then completed an MPhil in Development Studies at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in 2017. I am currently seeking employment to support myself and my family.”

Persons close to him however exposed his insincerity when they indicated that the man seeking employment was already gainfully employed by the Electoral Commission and sought to suggest he was up to some mischief.

Subsequently, he was compelled to admit being in employment when a sister news website, Yen.com.gh reached out to him on whether or not counter claims against him were true or otherwise.

He is quoted to have said “I am currently engaged by the EC as a secretary in North East regional office. My take home can’t take me home, so, I have been looking for a job since 2020 . I have gone to the various personalities across the political divide searching for employment but, I have not gotten the right response.

“I started the PhD program in 2020 and got a GETFUND scholarship which covers only my tuition fees. I was struggling for feeding on campus, no accommodation fees, books, etc.

"My job too is not paying much so, I decided to deferred the program to gather money to continue, but, since I am struggling to find my feet.

“I made a plea that if I could have gotten GNPC scholarship which cover stipends, feeding, accommodation and research allowance, so I can comfortably manage my program but I haven’t. I am not blaming anyone for my situation, but, I am looking everywhere for a better employment to help myself,” he added.