The Minister for the Interior, Mr Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has commended the Ghana Prisons Service for conducting what he described as a smooth, stress-free, and effective recruitment screening exercise for applicants seeking to join the Service.
Mr Muntaka made the remarks during a working visit to the Ghana Prisons Service Training School screening centre on Wednesday, in Accra, to assess the ongoing recruitment process to ensure transparency and fairness.
During the visit, the Minister inspected the facility, observed the screening exercise, and interacted with both applicants and officials supervising the process.
He praised the dedication and professionalism of officers involved, noting that adequate measures had been put in place to ensure that only qualified and eligible applicants are fairly assessed.
According to him, the orderly nature of the exercise reflects the commitment of the Service to upholding integrity and professionalism.
The Interior Minister cautioned applicants against falling prey to deception and fraudulent middlemen who offer false assurances of recruitment assistance in exchange for money and warned that individuals found engaging in such illegal activities would be arrested and prosecuted.
“We are watching with eagle eyes. Some arrests have already been made, and monitoring will continue,” Mr Muntaka stated.
He explained that a centralised and systematic payment system has been introduced, allowing applicants to track their payments and receipts. This, he said, significantly reduces the risk of financial manipulation and exploitation.
Mr Muntaka also disclosed that monitoring mechanisms have been deployed to safeguard the integrity of the recruitment process. These include oversight by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), the Police Intelligence Directorate (PID), the National Signals Bureau and other relevant security agencies.
He emphasised that recruitment into the security services, including the Ghana Prisons Service, was entirely free and strictly merit-based and urged Applicants not to pay money to anyone claiming to have the power to influence the process.
The Minister reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring transparency, fairness, and accountability in all security service recruitment exercises, adding that such measures are critical to building public trust and strengthening national security institutions.
Judith Twumwaa, ISD
