Recruit people into GNFS, GIS in a dignified manner – MP
Member of Parliament for Wa West, Peter Lanchene Toobu, has said
the recruitment process into the Ghana National
Fire Service and the Ghana
Immigration Service (GIS) should be simplified.
According to him, applicants will need to secure recruitment
into these agencies in a dignified manner hence, simplifying the process will
avert stampede.
Thousands of Ghanaian youth continue to queue to be enlisted
into the various security services.
Earlier this week, hundreds massed up at the El-Wak Stadium in
Accra to start recruitment processes into the Ghana
Immigration Service.
Scenes from the Baba Yara Sports
Stadium, where thousands of applicants running to secure spots in
queues, have been flooding social media, raising concerns on shifting from the
old ways of screening and enlisting applicants into security services and
forces.
Speaking on this development on the Key Points on TV3/3FM
Saturday October 30with host Dzifa Bampoh, Peter Lanchene Toobu who is
also a retired Police Officer said there has not been any significant changes
in the recruitment process since 1992 when he joined the Police service.
He said “What is happening right now in the security sector is
just a simple sign that what is written in the national security strategy
that that youth unemployment remains the greatest threat to our
national security, a true statement.
Couldn’t we have done this better? As a member of the defence
and interior committee with an oversight responsibility on the Ministry of the
Interior, the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of
National security, I am sure that all of us are beginning to look at
this differently.”
The member of the Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament
added “When I joined the Police in 1992, what I have seen apart from the
initial online application, there is no change. What it means is that for over
almost 30 years we have actually not changed the system so much.
“Technology is transforming the whole world and gradually, we
should begin to simplify some of these processes to ensure that these young
people who are ready frustrated can actually get recruited in a very dignified
and in a very humane manner.
“Looking at what is happening, sometimes we say that you need to
have a feel of what is like to get into the job but gradually the
psychological impact on these young people before they
get recruited can be lasting for their lifetime, lasting for their career.
“So, I think that we should begin to look at it differently
using technology. We can shorten the process, we can simplify the process.”
By Laud
Nartey|3news.com|Ghana