Government through the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has granted the Education, Interior and National Security Ministries financial clearance to recruit 11,840 staff to augment their existing staff strengths.
In six separate letters, to the Interior Minister for Police, Fire Service, Immigration and Prisons Service and the remaining two to the Education and National Security Ministers confirming the clearance to employ staff members.
The Finance Minister indicated that the effective date for the people to be recruited will be August 1, 2021.
All the financial clearance directives to the three ministries will expire on December 31, 2021, and as such, the Ministries are to ensure that the recruitment is carried out before the expiration date.