The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed, has attributed the overwhelming number of applications for Ghana’s security services recruitment to the limited job opportunities available to young people.
Speaking on Adom FM’s morning show, Dwaso Nsem, the Minister said the turnout for the recent recruitment exercise far exceeded expectations.
According to him, the Ghana Police Service, which has a workforce of about 41,000 personnel, received more than 130,000 applications.
The Ghana Immigration Service, with roughly 18,000 staff, recorded over 181,000 applicants, while the Ghana Prisons Service, which employs around 14,000, saw about 71,000 applications. The Ghana National Fire Service also received approximately 124,000 applications, despite having a workforce of just 17,000.
Mr. Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed explained that the high interest is not solely due to young people wanting to join the security services but is largely driven by the lack of employment opportunities in the country.
“There are not enough jobs available. If there were sufficient employment opportunities, many of these youth would not have applied. This clearly shows that the issue is not just about a desire to join these forces; it is primarily due to the limited jobs in the market. The number of applications far surpasses the positions we had anticipated,” he said.
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