The Minister for Interior, Henry Quartey, has denied allegations that his ministry is conducting a secret recruitment exercise for the country’s security services.
For weeks, the Minority Caucus of Ghana’s Parliament has claimed that the government has been recruiting people into the security services without any public advertisement.
The Member of Parliament for Wa West, Peter Lanchene Toobu, raised concerns about these alleged irregularities, describing the situation as “state capture,” according to classfmonline.com.
Mr Toobu expressed frustration with the lack of transparency in the recruitment process, criticizing the Ministry of Interior for meddling in administrative matters that should be managed by the heads of security agencies.
He also questioned the government’s use of the term “backlog,” suggesting it was a euphemism for applicants who were not selected in previous recruitment exercises.
In response, Henry Quartey reiterated that there is no ongoing recruitment into the security services.
He explained that instead of selling new forms, the security services are giving an opportunity to those who had previously bought forms and started the recruitment process.
This approach allows those who meet the eligibility criteria to be considered for recruitment, “We are saying that we continue to advertise and sell forms to the youth of this country knowing that the number of people that will be eligible may not even be 2000 and we continue to sell forms to them.
“This is why we are saying that let us give the opportunity to those who have these forms so that they can go through the process as Ghanaians, if they are able to meet the eligibility criteria then they are recruited”.