Rev John Ntim Fordjour has hit back at some members of the Majority in parliament advocating for a reconsideration of the age limit for Ghana Armed Forces recruitment.
According to the Minister of Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, and the Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, the recruitment age limit for the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) is to be increased to 35 years.
But the NPP Member of Parliament for Assin South and Ranking Member on the Parliamentary Select Committee on Security, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, said the call is an attempt to recruit unqualified and overaged political party supporters [foot soldiers] into the Armed Forces.
He also described the proposal as “a misconceived and misguided populist agenda.”
His X post also cautioned that the NDC’s leadership must recognise that it is “extremely backward and dangerous” to force unqualified individuals into the military as a form of political patronage.
He further urged the government to stop any undue interference in what he described as the credible and professional recruitment process of the Ghana Armed Forces.
