President John Dramani Mahama has asked for an increase in the number of men and women to be recruited into the various security agencies.
The President made this decision in a meeting held with the Heads of Security Agencies, Minister for the Interior and Acting Minister for Defence on the ongoing security services recruitment process on Monday, March 16, 2026.
In a statement signed by the Spokesperson to the President, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, it noted that the participants should be increased from twenty thousand (20,000) to forty thousand (40,000) over four years.
Present at the meeting were the Chief of Staff, Secretary to the President, Senior Presidential Advisor on Governmental Affairs, National Security Coordinator, Inspector General of Police, Director General Prisons, Director General Fire Service, Comptroller‑General of the Ghana Immigration Service and the Director General of the Narcotics Control Commission.
The President further urged all Heads of the Security Agencies to ensure transparency and fairness in the recruitment process.
