Accra, March 16, 2026 — President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana, has directed an expansion of recruitment into Ghana’s security services, increasing the number of personnel to be enlisted from 20,000 to 40,000 over the next four years.
The directive was issued after the President held a high-level meeting on Monday with heads of the country’s security agencies, the Minister for the Interior, and the Acting Minister for Defence to review the ongoing recruitment process.
Following a briefing during the meeting, President Mahama instructed that the recruitment intake across the various security agencies be doubled in order to strengthen the nation’s security architecture.
He also emphasized that the recruitment process must be conducted with transparency and fairness, directing the heads of the agencies to ensure that all applicants are treated equitably.
Several senior government and security officials attended the meeting, including the Chief of Staff, the Secretary to the President, the Senior Presidential Advisor on Governmental Affairs, and the National Security Coordinator. Also present were the Inspector-General of Police, the Director-General of the Prisons Service, the Director-General of the Ghana National Fire Service, the Comptroller-General of the Ghana Immigration Service, and the Director-General of the Narcotics Control Commission.
The announcement was made in a statement issued by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Member of Parliament and spokesperson to the President, who also serves as Minister for Government Communications.
