Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed said numerous recruits have been expelled from security services training institutions after investigations uncovered forged or altered WASSCE results submitted for admission.
The Minister stated that these discrepancies were identified after the academic results provided by the recruits were sent to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) for verification.
He said the government would take further action against individuals found guilty of falsifying their credentials, which may include placing them on a red list to bar them from applying to any of Ghana’s security services in the future.
Additionally, the Minister noted that some offenders might face legal prosecution.
While addressing a ceremony to inaugurate new classroom facilities at the Asokore Mampong Roman Catholic School on September 9, the Minister expressed his dismay regarding the actions of certain applicants who chose to falsify their academic records in an effort to gain admission into security service training institutions.
“It is quite shocking that many individuals have forged their results. I cannot comprehend how they believe they will be employed in the Police, Prisons, Immigration, Fire Service, Narcotics Control Commission, or Armed Forces, while the certificates they present will not be scrutinized,” he stated.
“As we currently speak, numerous individuals have been dismissed from training due to the alteration of their results slips,” he added.
“All those implicated will be placed on a red list. Even if they rectify their results and reapply, they will not be accepted into any Service because their integrity is compromised, and they should forfeit the opportunity to join the Service,” he remarked.
The Interior Minister cautioned prospective applicants aiming to join the Police Service, Prisons Service, Immigration Service, Ghana National Fire Service, Narcotics Control Commission, and the Armed Forces to ensure they possess the necessary academic qualifications before submitting their applications.
He emphasized that the academic qualifications submitted by candidates would persist in being verified, cautioning applicants not to attempt to alter or forge their results.
The Minister stated that these measures were essential to uphold the integrity of the recruitment process and to guarantee that only suitably qualified individuals were accepted into Ghana’s security services.
