The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has dismissed claims that the Ministry of the Interior has taken over recruitment into the security services, insisting that the Ministry’s role is strictly supervisory in line with its mandate.

According to the Minister, recruitment into the various security agencies remains the responsibility of the respective services, while the Ministry provides oversight to ensure that the process is seamless, transparent and free from interference.

“As a Ministry, we exercise a supervisory role over the agencies under us, and that means ensuring that the recruitment process is free, fair and credible,” he explained.

Mr Mohammed-Mubarak was speaking to the media at Christ the King in Accra during a visit to observe the ongoing Ghana Immigration Service screening exercise, which forms part of the broader recruitment process across the security services.

He noted that the centralised recruitment system being used is robust and deliberately designed to limit human interaction that could be exploited or compromised.

He added that this was the reason all security agencies had adopted the same system.

“All officers at the various recruitment centres are security personnel, not staff of the Ministry. So how can it be said that the Ministry has taken over the recruitment?” he questioned.

The Interior Minister further disclosed that a dedicated email address, recruitment@mint.gov.gh, has been created to allow the public to report cases of fraud, misconduct or irregularities related to recruitment into the security services.

He said a specialised team at the Ministry has been tasked to receive and investigate all complaints submitted through the platform, as part of efforts to ensure free, fair and credible recruitment across all agencies.

Mr Mohammed-Mubarak reiterated the government’s commitment to sanitising recruitment into the security services by eliminating middlemen, bribery and other unethical practices that have, in the past, undermined public confidence in the process.

He commended applicants for their discipline and patience and warned the public against individuals who claim they can influence recruitment outcomes for a fee, describing such claims as fraudulent.

The Minister reaffirmed government’s commitment to professionalism, transparency, fairness and respect for human dignity within all security agencies.