Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has accused the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration of trying to bribe the Ghanaian youth to prevent an uprising similar to the recent events in Kenya.
According to the legislator, the NPP’s announcement of 11,000 new recruitments into the security agencies is an attempt to placate the discontented youth.
The collapse of Ghana’s banking sector has been devastating, leading to the loss of over 20,000 jobs directly and indirectly.
Bank employees, service providers, and businesses that relied on investments saw significant setbacks. This economic turmoil has left the youth in a state of despair and frustration.
Ayariga slammed the NPP administration’s recent recruitment announcement, arguing that it lacks fairness and transparency.
He warned that this could incite further anger among the youth.
“The refusal to use a fair and transparent process to carry out the recruitment might fuel more anger against the political class. We must fight for youth with no political connections to be given a fair and equal opportunity as citizens,” he stated.
The Bawku Central MP expressed concerns about the potential for corruption within the recruitment process, describing it as a rogue exercise that must be resisted.
Media reports quote the Interior Minister as saying that the 11,000 recruits would be selected from a pre-existing list of applicants, excluding those not already on the list.
It has been alleged that the NPP government allocated 30 slots each to their parliamentary candidates for distribution among party footsoldiers, sparking calls from the Minority in Parliament for a probe into these claims.
“What is about to happen is potentially the greatest scandal in Ghana’s security sector recruitment history. This rogue exercise must be resisted,” Mahama Ayariga stressed.