By Sarah Baafi
The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has clarified that the Ministry of the Interior has not taken over recruitment into the security services, stressing that its role is strictly supervisory in line with its mandate over agencies under the Ministry.
According to the Minister, the Ministry’s responsibility is to provide oversight to ensure that recruitment exercises are seamless, free, and fair, without any form of interference.
“As a Ministry, we play a supervisory role over the agencies under us, and so we need to ensure that the recruitment exercise is seamless, free, and fair without any interference,” he said.
Hon. Muntaka made these remarks while speaking to the media at Christ the King in Accra during a visit to the Ghana Immigration Service screening exercise, which forms part of the ongoing nationwide recruitment process.
He explained that the centralized recruitment system being used by the security services is robust and deliberately designed to reduce human interaction that could be compromised. This, he noted, informed the collective decision by all security agencies to adopt the system.
“All the officers at the various recruitment centres are security officers and not staff of the Ministry, so how can it be said that the Ministry has taken over the recruitment?” the Minister questioned.
The Interior Minister reiterated that recruitment into the various security agencies remains the sole responsibility of the respective services, with the Ministry only providing oversight to ensure strict adherence to established procedures and standards.
To further strengthen transparency and accountability, Hon. Muntaka disclosed that the Ministry has established a dedicated email address, recruitment@mint.gov.gh, for the public to report any suspected fraud, misconduct, or irregularities associated with recruitment into the security agencies. He said a specialized team at the Ministry has been tasked to receive and investigate all complaints submitted through the platform.
The initiative, he noted, forms part of broader efforts to ensure free, fair, and credible recruitment processes across all security agencies.
The Minister reaffirmed the government’s commitment to sanitizing recruitment into the security services by eliminating middlemen, bribery, and other unethical practices that have previously undermined public confidence.
He commended applicants for their discipline and patience throughout the process and cautioned the public against individuals who claim they can influence recruitment outcomes for a fee, describing such claims as fraudulent.
Hon. Muntaka concluded by reaffirming the government’s commitment to professionalism, fairness, transparency, and respect for human dignity across all security agencies.
