The government will prioritise applicants who have already passed the recruitment process for the country’s security services, suspending fresh applications in 2027 to accommodate qualified candidates awaiting training.
The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, said the decision was aimed at clearing the backlog of successful applicants who could not be enlisted because of limited training facilities and capacity.
Under the arrangement, candidates who have completed the required selection procedures and qualified for training will be considered for enlistment before the government opens the recruitment process to new applicants.
Mr Muntaka disclosed the policy when he appeared before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee on Tuesday, October 20, explaining that the decision followed a directive from President John Dramani Mahama.
He said the government would not open the recruitment portal for fresh applications next year, as efforts would instead focus on processing candidates who had already satisfied the recruitment requirements.
“Next year, there will be no new applicants. We are not going to open the portal based on the President’s instructions. We are not going to open the portal for fresh applications,” the minister stated.
He explained that the government intended to gradually enlist qualified applicants who had been unable to proceed to training because of capacity constraints.
“Those who have already applied, gone through and passed the process and qualified to have gone for training but space didn’t allow are the ones we will pick,” he said.
Mr Muntaka added that the recruitment exercise would continue drawing from the existing list until all eligible candidates had been accommodated.
“We will keep picking from the list until we exhaust it before another application will be allowed,” he said.
The policy means prospective applicants hoping to join the security services in 2027 will not be able to submit fresh applications during the year.
Instead, recruitment opportunities will be directed towards candidates who have already passed the selection process but remain on the waiting list because of inadequate training spaces.
The government’s approach is expected to give priority to previously qualified applicants while addressing the backlog before a new recruitment cycle begins.
