The Finance Ministry has described as fake news statement that government through the Ministry of Finance has directed for a freeze on recruitments into the various Security agencies except BNI due to financial challenges.
A supposed leaked statement written to the heads of the affected security agencies said, the decision was taken after long meeting with the President Nana Akufo Addo.
The statement signed by Ken Ofori Atta Minister of Finance further said, President has directed the ministry to search for funds within 40 to 60 days to enable payment of salaries of the new recruits yet to pass out .
The new directive said recruits in various training Schools of Ghana Immigration service, Custom Exercise and Preventive service, Ghana Police Service, and Ghana Armed Forces with few months to end their training be supported with Intetnally Generated Find in their Institutions.
But the Finance Ministry says the statement is fake and must be disregarded .
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah