High turnout for security recruitment reflects unemployment among youth – Interior Minister

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed, has attributed the overwhelming number of applications for Ghana’s security services recruitment to the limited job opportunities available to young people. Speaking on Adom FM’s morning show, Dwaso Nsem, the Minister said the turnout for the recent recruitment exercise far exceeded expectations. According to him, the Ghana […]


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