H.E Mahama Directs Expansion of Security Services Recruitment

President John Dramani Mahama has directed an expansion in recruitment into Ghana’s security services following a high-level meeting with heads of the country’s security agencies.

The meeting, held on Monday, March 16, 2026, brought together the Minister for the Interior, the Acting Minister for Defence, and key leaders of the nation’s security institutions to review ongoing recruitment processes.

After receiving a briefing on the current exercise, President Mahama directed that the number of personnel to be recruited into the various security agencies be increased from 20,000 to 40,000 over a four-year period. The move, according to the Presidency, is aimed at strengthening the country’s security architecture and improving operational capacity across the services.

The President further instructed the heads of the agencies to ensure that the recruitment process is conducted with transparency, fairness, and integrity.

Among those present at the meeting were the Chief of Staff, the Secretary to the President, the Senior Presidential Advisor on Governmental Affairs, the National Security Coordinator, the Inspector-General of Police, the Director-General of Prisons, the Chief Fire Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service, the Comptroller-General of the Ghana Immigration Service, and the Director-General of the Narcotics Control Commission.

The information was disclosed in a statement issued by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Member of Parliament and Presidential Spokesperson as well as Minister responsible for Government Communications.