The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has disclosed that although about 105,000 applicants have progressed to the medical examination stage in the ongoing recruitment into Ghana’s security services, the government can only absorb 5,000 this year.
Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, March 11, after parliamentary proceedings, the minister explained that the high number of successful candidates followed the online aptitude tests conducted as part of the recruitment exercise.
According to him, even though many of the applicants may successfully pass the medical screening, the available vacancies across the security agencies remain limited.
“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 said.
Mr. Mohammed-Mubarak therefore appealed to applicants who may not be selected to remain hopeful, noting that government plans to retain the details of qualified candidates for future recruitment.
He revealed that another recruitment exercise is expected in 2026 after Ghana completes its current programme with the International Monetary Fund.
“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 assured.
The Interior Minister added that government remains committed to creating opportunities for young people and will work towards recruiting more qualified applicants into the security services once the country’s fiscal space improves.
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