The National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Samson Asaki Awingobit, has cautioned the Interior Minister, Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka, to tread carefully in his handling of recruitment into the country’s security services, warning that rushed decisions could create a major scandal for the government.

Speaking on the Citizen Show on Accra FM on March 12, monitored by host Nana Otu Darko, the PNC chairman expressed concern over the recent security recruitment process under the Ministry of the Interior (Ghana).

According to Awingobit, the minister risks creating unnecessary problems for the government if he continues to rush decisions without proper consultation with sector commanders and relevant authorities.

He argued that while the ministry reportedly intends to recruit about 5,000 personnel across four security agencies, more than 50,000 application forms were allegedly sold to prospective applicants.

Awingobit questioned why the ministry would allow such a high number of applications when it was already aware of the limited vacancies.

He explained that many young people, particularly those from poor backgrounds, had taken loans or used scarce resources to purchase the application forms in hopes of securing employment.

“Some of these young people borrowed money just to apply. As a responsible minister, if you know you need only 5,000 people across the four sectors, why would you allow over 50,000 forms to be sold?” he asked.

The PNC chairman further stated that the ministry should have implemented measures to stop the sale of forms once the required number of applications had been reached.

He also criticised what he described as a lack of adequate consultation with sector commanders, suggesting that key stakeholders within the security agencies should have been involved before major decisions were announced.

Awingobit warned that if the situation is not handled properly, it could eventually lead to controversy and place the government in a difficult position.