Majority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has threatened to take legal action against the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) if it fails to review its required age limit for enlistment.

Speaking in an interview on Eyewitness News on October 9, 2025, Dafeamekpor raised concerns about the current eligibility age for applicants in the Ghana Army, adding that, compared to other countries, the GAF should extend the age limit as well.

He explained that although he is demanding the age limit be extended from 15 to 35 years, he doesn't have a problem if GAF subjects it to a medical fitness test.

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"I intend to test this matter because, you see, we need to test systems to let systems work. And when systems are supposed to work, they must work within the existing legal framework. We must all obey the law.

"I won't have any problem if the armed forces say that the person between the ages of 15 years and 35 years is eligible to apply, but subject to a medical fitness test, because in a lot of countries, persons below 18 years are eligible to be recruited into the army, subject to parental consent," he said.

The Member of Parliament for South Dayi further noted that he won't hesitate to drag the Ghana Armed Forces to court if they fail to extend the age limit from 27 to 35 years.

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Quoting Article 102, the MP argued that the current age cap should be aligned with the National Youth Authority Act, 2016 (Act 939).

"So this matter must be tested; if the army resists this call, it may leave me with no option but to seek a remedy in the judicial forum. Our army is constitutionally established and given effect to it under Article 102 by Parliament, and subsequently with legislation such as the National Youth Authority Act, which is the law that governs the youth bracket of this country, whether the army can continue to conduct its business without recourse to this laid down legislation," he added.

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