Minority kicks against restricted recruitment into security services, demanding equal access for all

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Minority in Parliament has called on the government to ensure equal access for all eligible Ghanaians.
This comes on the back of publications in the 7th August 2024 edition of the Ghanaian Times and Daily Graphic newspapers, advertising recruitments into the security services under the Ministry of the Interior.

In a statement, the Minority disclosed that the recruitment advertising by the government is based on a recent petition by them to the Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate their complaint of unequal and unfair recruitment of personnel into the security services based on a purported backlog.

“The Minority hereby calls on the National Peace Council, the Christian Council of Ghana, the Office of the National Chief Imam, our Development Partners, Civil Society Organizations, and all lovers of peace to speak out before it is too late.

“The Minority wishes to renew our call for a strict adherence to a balanced structuring of all the security services including the Ghana Armed Forces, through the creation of equal access and opportunity for all by the security services in terms of recruitment”, the ranking member for the Committee on Defence and Interior, James Agalga stated.

He continued: “The NDC Minority reiterates that we are in principle not against the recruitment of the youth of this country into the security services. On the contrary, our objective is to guarantee equal access and opportunity for all regardless of one’s gender, ethnicity, religion, or creed when it comes to recruitment into the security services.”