Source: newsthemegh.com
Concerns have been raised by the Minority in Parliament on what it claims is a covert enlistment of New Patriotic Party (NPP) members into the security services.
The NDC MPs claim that their majority colleagues had assigned thirty positions to party members.
Speaking to the media in parliament, ranking member James Agalga of the committee on defense and interior and minority leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson revealed that continuing hiring has not been properly publicized.
The two claim that the action is meant to jeopardize the security arrangements for the elections on December 7.
“It is in the interest of the NPP footsoldiers to act lawfully or face the full consequences of their actions and the wrath of our supporters.” they said.
“Just as the Minority protested vehemently against the politicisation of our security services through illegal recruitment in 2019, we once again demand that recruitment into all the security services be halted forthwith to allow for advertisements to be made with the qualification criteria duly spelt out.
“By so doing, we would have created equal opportunity for all Ghanaians who will then be selected on the basis of merit and not cheap partisan and nepotistic considerations.” minority added.
As a result, they have called for an immediate stop to these recruitments and threatened to mount a strong opposition if the government continues.
The Minority also revealed that a plea has been filed asking the IGP to stop the covert action right away.