Former Government Spokesperson on Governance and Security, Dr Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, has accused some Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Majority Caucus of attempting to politicise the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) recruitment process.

According to citinewsroom.com report on October 13, 2025, Dr Boakye-Danquah alleged that calls by the Majority Chief Whip and MP for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, and the Minister of Communication, Digital Innovation and Technology, Sam Nartey George, to increase the maximum recruitment age to 30 years are politically motivated.

He claimed that the proposal forms part of an agenda by President John Dramani Mahama to fulfil a campaign promise to recruit members of his political party into the security services.

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“I am deeply troubled that President Mahama wants to fulfil a particular campaign promise that he gave, which is the fact. When he was campaigning to become president of the Republic of Ghana, he said, and the evidence is there, that when he wins, he will recruit children of his political party members to be enrolled into the security system. He said this at Tamale Stadium,” Dr Boakye-Danquah alleged.

Dr Boakye-Danquah rejected the MPs’ proposal, insisting that the current age requirements for military recruitment are suitable for maintaining health and fitness standards within the Armed Forces.

“We don’t have any problem whatsoever with our current system. The reason why you have people aged either under 20 or 25 going through military training and recruitment is because they have very minimal health risk, they have very minimal exposure to other external influences, and they are very healthy,” he explained.

“They are either not addicted to other social vices either drinking, smoking, or any of these and if you pick people who are above 30, the risk is high they either have issues with low and high blood pressure, they have some addiction issue, they have interacted too much with society,” he added.

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Meanwhile, both Sam George and Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor have publicly defended their call for a review of the existing age limit, arguing that it unfairly disqualifies capable and physically fit Ghanaians in their 30s from serving in the Armed Forces.

Dafeamekpor has also indicated that he may take legal action against the GAF if it fails to review the maximum age requirement for enlistment.

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