The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has denied media reports it has been hit by mass resignation of its personnel.
Some media reports on Wednesday suggested that over 400 fire service personnel recently put in applications to resign over poor conditions of service because they were unhappy with delays in their promotions.
But a spokesperson for the Ghana National Fire Service, Billy Anaglatey, has debunked the reports.
[contextly_sidebar id=”zta6A1MCDdhFrS0n1AtFdWUac4kjsCmm”]“How could it not happen that a story of this nature would just come up. Just a single person has resigned this year,” he retorted.
Billy Anaglatey also noted that, over 3,000 officers were promoted this year alone in response to the claim that officers were unhappy with delays in promotion.
“I would also like to say that this year alone, we have had 2,920 junior officers, and this officers have been on that rank for 13 years, 12 years, 10 years… If you look at the total number of people promoted this year including the senior officers, it is 3,422 people just this year alone.”
3,000 people to be recruited in security services
The Interior Ministry announced that about 3,000 people, including fire personnel are set to be recruited by Ghana’s security agencies this year.
According to the Deputy Minister, James Agalga, the transparency of the recruitment process has improved significantly with the introduction of the online system.
“Not too long ago, the police administration advertised in order to ensure that criminals don’t take advantage of the recruitment exercise. Qualified applicants must go on the internet and apply online,” Agalga said.
“You don’t need middlemen to apply and if someone comes to you and demands cash in order to aid you go through the process, immediately you should know the person is a criminal and wants to defraud you. The process is very transparent. You don’t need anybody’s intervention. If you are eligible you will be selected.”
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By: Delali Adogla-Bessa/citifmonline.com/Ghana