The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has appealed to applicants who may not secure a place in the ongoing security services recruitment exercise to remain patient, assuring them that the government plans to retain the details of qualified candidates for future opportunities.
According to the minister, applicants who successfully pass the various stages of the recruitment process, including medical examinations, will have their data preserved for possible consideration in the next recruitment exercise.
“But the President has instructed that those who qualify and pass medicals, let’s keep their data. This is the first phase. The current recruitment is for 2025. Hopefully, when we are out of the IMF programme, we will conduct the 2026 recruitment and draw from the same pool of applicants,” he said.
Mr. Mohammed-Mubarak disclosed that only 5,000 applicants will be recruited into the country’s security services this year despite more than 105,000 candidates qualifying for the next stage of the process.
He revealed the figures while speaking to journalists in Parliament on Wednesday, March 11, after parliamentary proceedings.
The minister explained that the large number of successful candidates emerged after applicants undertook online aptitude tests as part of the recruitment process into the country’s security agencies.
According to him, the total number of applicants included about 75,000 tertiary graduates and 330,000 holders of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
Although more than 105,000 applicants have progressed to the medical screening stage, he said the limited number of available vacancies means that only a small proportion will ultimately be enlisted this year.
“We still have 105,000 who have qualified for medicals. In reality, the total number we can take after medicals is 5,000, so we still face a huge challenge,” he stated.
Mr. Mohammed-Mubarak stressed that while the government remains committed to creating opportunities for young people seeking to join the security services, current fiscal constraints limit the number of recruits that can be absorbed.
He added that further recruitment could be undertaken once the country completes its economic programme with the International Monetary Fund and economic conditions improve.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh/Isaac Justice Bediako
