The Ministry of the Interior has revealed that while over 105,000 applicants have advanced to the medical stage of the ongoing recruitment for Ghana’s security services, only 5,000 positions are presently available.
Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak disclosed this information during a press briefing with journalists on Wednesday, March 11, following parliamentary proceedings.
The Minister noted that the significant number of candidates who qualified resulted from the online aptitude tests conducted as part of the recruitment process for the nation’s security agencies.
He clarified that although many applicants may successfully clear the medical examinations, the limited capacity for intake means that only a small fraction will ultimately be recruited 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 encouraged applicants who may not be chosen in the current exercise to remain patient, assuring them that the government plans to keep their records for future recruitment opportunities.
He revealed that the President has instructed that the data of candidates who successfully pass the medical stage be retained for the next phase of recruitment.
The Minister indicated that further recruitment opportunities are anticipated in 2026 once the constraints of the International Monetary Fund programme are alleviated.
“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 explained.
Mr. Mohammed-Mubarak reiterated the government’s commitment to enhancing opportunities for young individuals, adding that more qualified applicants will be integrated into the security services as the country’s fiscal situation improves.
