Some Ghanaians have taken to social media to express outrage over what they describe as a deliberate mass failure in the aptitude test conducted by the centralized recruitment service under the Ministry of Interior.
According to many of these applicants, a large number of candidates who sat for the online test, comprising the police service, immigration service, prisons service, and the fire service failed.
Some have alleged that the system is fraudulent, pointing out that the automated exam results took more than two weeks to be released.
Instead of seeing their raw scores, candidates only received messages stating, “You failed to score the required pass mark. Better luck next time.”
Some of the disappointed applicants have flooded social media with screenshots and messages expressing their frustration at the outcome.
One aggrieved applicant lamented, “Masa, let us speak the truth. Honourable Muntaka has disappointed us. As a driver who applied for the service, how can you tell me I didn’t pass an aptitude test? I should have been tested with a car, not an aptitude test.”
Another warned, “Muntaka, if you don’t put things in place, the youth will vote against the NDC. Sit up. The IGP and the services are not happy with you.”
Others criticised the lack of transparency in the system.
Afenyo-Markin kicks against AI-based security services recruitment aptitude tests
“An online aptitude test that doesn’t update you immediately with your scores and a full summary of your test is a scam. Period!” one other person said.
Another frustrated applicant added, “Honestly, Ghana can be frustrating. Imagine writing an aptitude test under unnecessary stress, only to fail. If we had taken the same exam in person, many would have performed better. This AI-based platform causes panic and pressure. I don’t know if it’s a glitch or something else.”
Some even demanded refunds; “Muntaka, don't let me talk plenty, just give me my money.”
Meanwhile, the Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has also voiced concerns.
He argued that the military’s system of conducting aptitude tests directly was more effective and suggested that the current system be revised to allow manual testing, especially for applicants from rural communities who struggle with ICT.
“I am for AI and IT, but you cannot suddenly call someone from Pusiga or Bunkurugu who knows nothing about IT and ask them to write an aptitude test using AI. If they don’t have the means, they fail,” he said.
Afenyo-Markin stressed that the issue should not be politicised, describing it as a systemic challenge that requires urgent attention from the Ministry of Interior.
He noted that many applicants spent significant amounts of monies at internet cafés to complete the tests, only to face technical difficulties that prevent them from progressing.
“I think it is a serious system challenge that the ministry must look at properly, because it is we, the MPs, who are carrying the burden,” he added.
“Hon. Muntaka, you have disappointed us”
— SIKAOFFICIAL🦍 (@SIKAOFFICIAL1) March 11, 2026
—A young Ghanaian driver has expressed frustration with the government over the ongoing recruitment into the state security services, after being disqualified from all three services he applied to join. pic.twitter.com/ua0gBBy0KI
NDC woman blasts Hon Mubarak Muntaka over failed aptitude test that led to party members’ rejection from security services pic.twitter.com/d3TBz9EsHu
— Political Mavis (@MavisAgyeiwaay1) March 11, 2026
But if the questions were structured like this, couldn't the system return the results as soon as you finished? pic.twitter.com/eUSuS1yoXO
— A-Jay🇨🇦🇬🇭 (@nyavorx) March 11, 2026
I have seen these questions on the timeline and they are reportedly some of the questions that appeared in this year’s aptitude test for recruiting service personnel. How you dey see am? pic.twitter.com/oXKblXtrvj
— Bhadext🔥PATOA🔥🎤💊 (@bhadext) March 11, 2026
Ghana Prison service recruitment requires you to take an aptitude test at the last stage of application. Remarks are given after the test. pic.twitter.com/PpLkqFx46L
— Bhadext🔥PATOA🔥🎤💊 (@bhadext) March 10, 2026
An online aptitude test that doesn’t update you immediately with your scores and a full summary of your test is a scam. Period!!! https://t.co/5OJJrtOU2B
— Deezy (@dennis_eyram) March 10, 2026
Honestly, Ghana can be quite frustrating. Imagine applicants having to write an aptitude test and going through unnecessary stress, only for it to end in disappointment, when on a normal day, if they had taken the same exam in person, they would have performed much better. All… pic.twitter.com/DgUhq7us09
— Graphic Guy_.🇬🇭📰 (@burtoncarter_) March 10, 2026
These are much closer to actual aptitude test. Though on the basic level
— Dr. Banda Khalifa MD, MPH, MBA (@dr_bandak) March 11, 2026
They test simple verbal reasoning and pattern recognition rather than pure recall.
For example:
“If CAT = DBU, then BAT = ?”
The pattern is each letter seems to move one step forward:
C→D,
A→B,
T→U… https://t.co/KuPeNbAsOV
“Give me my money. I don’t want to join the service again”
— SIKAOFFICIAL🦍 (@SIKAOFFICIAL1) March 9, 2026
—Young Ghanaian woman says in frustration over the ongoing recruitment process and its associated issues.
She expressed disappointment with the Ministry of Interior over their failure to adequately address issues of… pic.twitter.com/4ooV5JISCb
Chale the aptitude test for the security services recruitment, them take stress people o. Everybody be disqualified o. So who passed?
— Ab. (@AbeikuLytle) March 10, 2026
I heard this are some of the questions asked in the aptitude test for Ghana’s security services recruitment.
— LEX MCCARTY 💵💵 (@LexMccarty) March 11, 2026
Eiii…. Na … heheh… eiii
Na question Wei paaaa ….Na …is this how to test the mind of a prospective security personnel…? May be is not true pic.twitter.com/N8S6c4Dmjc
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@yorbonzie Aptitude test went wrong, next year my years will disqualified me disqualified, pending pending pending and pending still in progress
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@kweks5794 All applicants has been disqualified #ghanaimmigrationservice #ghanapoliceservice #ghanafireservice #ghanaprisonsservice #fyppppppppppppppppppppppp ♬ original sound - ༺◎🂱ҜᙡᕮҜ⟆🃑◎༻
@ghanalenstv Pending Result = Disqualified is too much Hon. Muntaka
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@michael.sefah3 Aptitude Test Result After being disqualified I realized in all things I should give thanks to God🙏😭 #recruitment #ghpolice👮🇬🇭 #ghimmigration #ghanaimmigrationservice #fyp ♬ original sound - Blakkie
@ratio90official With all due respect 🫡
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@kwajosmart.gh Many of us have seen ‘disqualified’ on the portal. But remember, man’s verdict is not God’s final word. Joseph was rejected, yet lifted to the palace. David was overlooked, yet chosen as king. Disqualification today is not the end — it is the setup for your testimony tomorrow. Hold your head high, your breakthrough is still secured." #TestimonyLoading #BreakthroughPending #EncouragementForAll #DivineQualification #GodsPlanNotMan ♬ original sound - KWAJO SMART
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