President Mahama orders expansion of security services recruitment to 40,000 personnel

President John Dramani Mahama has directed a significant expansion of Ghana’s security services recruitment, following a high-level meeting with the Heads of Security Agencies, the Minister for the Interior, and the Acting Minister for Defence.

Briefed on the ongoing recruitment process, the President instructed that the number of men and women recruited across the security agencies be increased from twenty thousand (20,000) to forty thousand (40,000) over a four-year period.

President Mahama emphasized the need for transparency and fairness throughout the recruitment exercise, ensuring that all qualified applicants are treated equitably.

The meeting was attended by key officials, including the Chief of Staff, Secretary to the President, Senior Presidential Advisor on Governmental Affairs, National Security Coordinator, Inspector General of Police, Director General of Prisons, Director General of the Fire Service, Comptroller-General of the Ghana Immigration Service, and the Director General of the Narcotics Control Commission.

Felix Kwakye Ofosu, MP, Spokesperson to the President and Minister for Government Communications, confirmed the directives.