President John Mahama has refuted allegations that recent recruitment exercises into Ghana’s security services were tainted by favouritism.
He noted that the implementation of digital systems was specifically designed to foster fairness and transparency.
During an engagement with the Ghanaian community in Philadelphia on Thursday, March 26, the president elaborated that leveraging technology aimed to mitigate longstanding concerns regarding bias in public sector recruitment processes.
“There have been longstanding complaints that recruitment is based on personal connections. This was an effort to use digitalisation to manage the initial stage of the application process. The computer does not know who you are,” he said.
He stated that the concerns raised by Ghanaians regarding the recruitment were genuine, especially
when over 500,000 forms were purchased, despite an initial plan to process only about 5,000 candidates.
“The intention was genuine, but the numbers exceeded our projections. Following discussions, we agreed to expand the intake, and those who had already applied will not be required to pay again,” President Mahama stated.
He assured that lessons learned would refine future recruitment processes, focusing on transparency and equal opportunity.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
