President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that a biometric screening system is being rolled out across Ghana's security services to identify and root out elements linked to political vigilante groups, as part of his administration's pledge to restore professionalism and neutrality in the state's security architecture.
Delivering an update on his 120-day social contract with Ghanaians in a special broadcast on Wednesday, May 7, President Mahama said the move is a direct response to his government's commitment to cleanse the security forces of partisan infiltration and militia influence. "We promised to commence investigative processes into security agencies to purge state security agencies of militia and vigilante elements and enhance professionalism," he stated.
According to him, a biometric database is being introduced to cross-check personnel records against national criminal and security intelligence data.
This system, he explained, will automatically disqualify applicants with links to political vigilante groups from entering or remaining in the service. "This aims to decentralize and depoliticize recruitments," the President added, noting that the process is being extended to the Ghana Police Service, Fire Service, and Prisons Service.
