Ghana’s parliamentary Minority has urged the government to refund about GH¢113 million collected from applicants who failed to progress in the recent recruitment exercise for the country’s security services.

The demand follows comments by the Interior Minister, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, who said more than 105,000 applicants had qualified for the medical stage of the recruitment process, even though only 5,000 positions are available for final enlistment.

According to the minister, nearly 500,000 people applied for positions across the various security agencies.

Speaking to journalists on Thursday,March 12,2026,the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, accused the government of exploiting job seekers and called for an investigation into the process.

He argued that authorities were aware from the outset that only a small number of positions were available but still allowed hundreds of thousands of people to apply and pay recruitment fees.
Rev Fordjour also criticised the government for expanding the age limit for applicants from 25 to 35 years, saying the move suggested that more positions were available.

He further alleged that some applicants were eliminated from the process because of technological and internet disruptions during the aptitude tests.

The Minority is therefore calling on the Ministry of the Interior to refund the recruitment fees to unsuccessful applicants and to ensure greater transparency in future exercises to prevent what it describes as financial exploitation of job seekers.

Source:TheDotNews