They further claimed that certain untrained individuals who were connected to the government had been hired by one of the security agency or another.
They asserted that in order to advance in the Ghana Armed Forces, recruitment was no longer based on meritocracy (GFA).
Speaking to reporters in Parliament yesterday, James Agalga, the ranking member for Defense and Interior, claimed that the “big goal” was to establish a security that was devoted to the ruling New Patriotic Party rather than the government (NPP).
He claimed that promotion in the security industry, which had previously been based on merit and competence, had become very politicized.
Dominic Nitiwul, Minister of Defence, refuted the Minority’s claims, claiming that recruitment into security organizations, the GAF, could not possibly be affected. He listed the seven steps a potential GAF applicant has to take to be accepted.
In addition to medical exams and interviews, he mentioned them as body selection. He assuaged Ghanaians’ concerns by stating that the military was credible and that the United Nations had always relied on it.
Mr. Nitiwul stated that the GAF promoted people based on merit and performance, not politics as the Minority had claimed.
Mr. Agalga, a former deputy interior minister in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration, claimed that the point system used to determine officer promotions within the Armed Forces was being deliberately disregarded.
He claimed that the point system was meritocratic, with serving officers accruing points for promotion based on evaluation.
According to the Member of Parliament (MP) for Builsa North Constituency, promotions and appointments are now made based on perceived party loyalty, to the point where officers with disciplinary issues have occasionally been promoted. This replaces the point system that was previously used.
The anticipatory appointment and deployment of officers in the various security services, the Armed Forces, in high-profile positions with the 2024 elections in mind, he added, has come to our attention.
The Minority agreed to keep a close eye on the situation’s progress.
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