General News of Wednesday, 25 March 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comA human rights group, the Rights Accountability Network (RANA), has petitioned President John Dramani Mahama to order an audit into millions of cedis collected from thousands of unemployed Ghanaian youth as recruitment fees for the country’s security services. According to the group, the scale of the recruitment exercise raises serious concerns about fairness and possible exploitation. RANA is therefore calling on the President not only to initiate a full audit of the recruitment process but also to ensure refunds are made to all unsuccessful applicants who paid the fees. “For many young Ghanaians, recruitment into the security services represents one of the few viable pathways to stable employment. The petition has also been copied to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) for further consideration.

Source: GhanaWeb March 25, 2026 16:14 UTC