Dr Edward Omane Boamah, the Minister of Defence, has said recruitment into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) will be based on merit and not money.
According to Omane Boamah, under the Mahama government, fraudulent recruitment scams and favouritism schemes will be a thing of the past.
He further revealed that no individual or organisation has been authorised by the GAF or the Ministry of Defence to conduct recruitment.
Speaking at the Government Accountability Series on Monday, July 19, 2025, Dr Omane Boamah stated, “Let me sound this warning that the GAF has not contracted any person or engaged any individual, organisation or institution to undertake any recruitment exercise on its behalf”.
“All must know that recruitment under President Mahama will be based on merit and not money,” Dr. Omane Boamah declared, reaffirming the government’s commitment to fairness, transparency, and professionalism in the armed forces”, he added.
Dr Omane Boamah also revealed that the current state of Ghana’s presidential jet is sick and heavily corroded.
According to the Defence Minister, the Presidential jet is in France due to serious technical faults.
Omane Boamah further revealed that the return date for the Presidential jet keeps changing.
Speaking at the Government Accountability Series on Monday, July 21, Dr Omane Boamah stated, “It is sad to note that for some time now, whenever the president’s jet goes for either maintenance or overhaul, the date that is scheduled for it to return to Ghana keeps changing”.
“They have extended it to two months before, and later two and a half. In this case, as we speak, the aircraft is still not in.”
“We are hoping that the date that has been given will see the Falcon in Ghana,” he said.
“The truth is that the presidential jet is heavily corroded… However, that does not in any way justify hiring or renting luxurious aircraft persistently for presidential use,” he asserted.
The absence of Ghana’s presidential jet has reignited public argument over whether Ghana should invest in a new aircraft for the presidency.
