President Mahama Clarifies Security Recruitment as 20,000 Intake Begins
President John Dramani Mahama has assured applicants to the security services that completing their medical examination without receiving an invitation does not mean they have been excluded from recruitment.
Responding to questions during the Upper West Community Engagement under the Resetting Ghana Tour, the President said the Ghana Armed Forces had begun recruiting in batches after receiving clearance to enlist 5,000 personnel this year.
He explained that the first batch of successful applicants had already been invited for training, while the second batch would follow in the coming weeks.
“If you completed your medical examination but have not yet received an invitation, it does not mean you have been left out,” President Mahama said.
According to him, Government has adopted a continuous recruitment model to gradually absorb qualified applicants over a four-year period.
He said the Armed Forces would recruit 20,000 soldiers between 2025 and 2028, with 5,000 personnel enlisted each year.
The President noted that the Police Service, Immigration Service, Ghana National Fire Service, Prisons Service and other security agencies had also been allocated 5,000 recruitments to be shared among them.
He acknowledged that the security agencies initially encountered challenges with their digital recruitment system but said the technical issues had been resolved.
President Mahama said recruitment would continue from the existing pool of qualified applicants rather than requiring candidates to begin the process afresh.
He disclosed that about 120,000 people had applied for recruitment into the various security services, making it impossible for Government to employ everyone at once.
While encouraging young people to pursue careers in the security services, he stressed that recruitment would be conducted within the country’s financial and operational capacity.
The President described the exercise as part of Government’s broader effort to create employment opportunities while maintaining fairness and transparency in public sector recruitment.
Richard Aniagyei, ISD
