Accra: The Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has highlighted the necessity for the government to be deliberate in creating stable jobs, following issues with the high number of disqualified potential recruits.
According to Ghana Web, Ayariga was responding to the Minority Leader, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, on the floor of Parliament. He noted that the opposition New Patriotic Party's (NPP) call for a refund of monies paid by disqualified potential recruits would not fully address the challenges associated with the recruitment process. The application of first degree and Masters Degree holders using their West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) certificates to join security services indicated a pressing need for stable jobs among the youth.
Ayariga remarked, "Mr Speaker, the number of over 400,000 young people who applied shows the level of enormity and the problem of unemployment in this country that we have to fix. All they are looking for are stable jobs and the jobs in the security services appear stable to them." He emphasized that individuals with higher qualifications were resorting to using their SHS certificates to be eligible for applications, highlighting the demand for stable employment.
He urged legislators to collaborate in addressing the growing issue of youth unemployment in the country. Afenyo-Markin, in his earlier remarks, stressed the importance of pausing the medicals for qualified potential recruits who passed the aptitude test until a comprehensive review of the recruitment process is conducted.
Furthermore, Afenyo-Markin requested that the Majority Leader arrange for the Minister for the Interior, Alhaji Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, to appear before the House to brief legislators on the ongoing recruitment into the security services. He stated, "Mr Speaker, over the weekend, our constituents received notices on their phones that some should go for medicals. I will want to plead with the Majority Leader if as promised by the Minister for the Interior, the recruitment process can be halted while he briefs us on this whole exercise."