Interior Minister Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak has announced that the recruitment processes for the Prisons, Immigration, Police and Fire Service will be fully digitised to eliminate manual queues and prevent further tragedies during national enlistment exercises.
Addressing journalists on Friday, November 14, the Minister said the new system will replace paper-based procedures with an online application platform designed to streamline and harmonise recruitment across the security services.
“Our hope is to have a seamless process. Everything will be moved from paper to paperless. You can start the process and finish with your mobile phone from the comfort of your home with the code, which will be published on Sunday, November 16.
“The process we’re developing is a robust, centralised e-recruitment portal to ensure harmonisation,” he assured.
The announcement follows the deadly stampede at the El-Wak Sports Stadium during the military recruitment exercise, which left 28 applicants affected—12 in critical condition, five in the intensive care unit, and six confirmed dead. A similar incident in Kumasi resulted in five additional injuries.
Mr. Muntaka Mubarak said the transition to a fully digital, end-to-end recruitment system is expected to significantly reduce congestion, enhance safety, and improve efficiency in future national recruitment exercises.
