The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has criticized the government’s plan to recruit 11,000 people into various security agencies, describing it as one of the biggest scandals in Ghana’s security history.
In an interview with Channel One TV, Ayariga argued that this recruitment effort is a mere attempt to placate the disgruntled youth and called for resistance against it.
“What is about to happen is potentially the greatest scandal in Ghana’s security sector recruitment history. This rogue exercise must be resisted.”
He mentioned that the government is only taking this action because they are afraid that the recent unrest in Kenya might happen in Ghana too.
He also cautioned that if the recruitment process isn’t transparent, it could cause more anger and protests from the public.
“The refusal to use a fair and transparent process to carry out the recruitment might fuel more anger against the political class and so we must fight for the youth with no political connections in order for the youth to be given a fair and equal opportunity in the process.”
Recently, it was announced that the government would begin processing the backlog of applicants who applied to join different security agencies under the Interior Ministry, starting Monday, July 8, 2024.
There were also accusations that the government was allocating positions to parliamentary candidates from the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
