President John Dramani Mahama has announced an increase in recruitment for the country’s security agencies, raising the personnel quota from 20,000 to 40,000 over a four-year period. This decision comes in response to concerns regarding the ongoing recruitment process. Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak revealed that over 105,000 applicants have qualified for the medical stage of the assessment, despite only 5,000 positions being available. Additionally, the Interior Minister disclosed that nearly 500,000 individuals applied for roles across Ghana’s security agencies.
The President issued the directive on Monday, March 16, after holding a high-level meeting with heads of the security agencies, the Interior Minister and the Acting Minister for Defence to review the ongoing recruitment process. In a statement, the Presidential Spokesperson and Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, said, “Following a briefing on the process, the President has directed that the number of men and women to be recruited to the various security agencies should be increased from twenty-thousand (20,000) to forty thousand (40,000) over a four year period.”
Mr. Kwakye Ofosu noted that the President instructed the security chiefs to uphold transparency and fairness throughout the recruitment exercise. He emphasised that the directive was clear: the Heads of the Security Agencies must ensure integrity in the process.
The meeting brought together senior government and security officials, including the Chief of Staff, the Secretary to the President, the Senior Presidential Advisor on Governmental Affairs, the National Security Coordinator, and leaders of the various security services.
Also in attendance were the Inspector-General of Police, the Director-General of Prisons, the Director-General of the Fire Service, the Comptroller-General of the Ghana Immigration Service, and the Director-General of the Narcotics Control Commission.
Source: Leticia Osei
