The Minister for Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has revealed that only 5,000 applicants will ultimately be recruited into Ghana’s security services from the current batch of candidates undergoing medical examinations, despite more than 105,000 individuals progressing to that stage of the process.
The Member of Parliament for Asawase, disclosed the figures while speaking to journalists after parliamentary proceedings on Wednesday, March 11.
The minister explained that the large pool of candidates resulted from the online aptitude tests conducted as part of the recruitment exercise for various security agencies. According to him, passing the medical examination will not automatically guarantee employment due to the limited number of vacancies available 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 noted that the situation means many qualified applicants may not be absorbed into the services immediately, even if they successfully complete the medical screening stage.
To address concerns from applicants, the minister said the government intends to retain the data of candidates who pass the medical stage so they can be considered for future recruitment exercises.
He disclosed that the President has directed that the records of such candidates be preserved to make it easier to draw from the same pool when new opportunities arise.
“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.
The Interior Minister further assured applicants that more recruitment opportunities are expected in the coming years as Ghana’s economic conditions improve.
Mr Mohammed-Mubarak reiterated the government’s commitment to expanding employment opportunities for young people, adding that additional intakes into the security services will be considered once fiscal constraints ease.
