Rev John Ntim Fordjour, the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, has boldly told Sam George and Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor that the Ghana Armed Forces is not a dumping ground for overage NDC foot soldiers.
The NPP MP’s remarks follow, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, the Majority Chief Whip, who revealed his phone has been buzzing with NDC foot soldiers calling, not happy with the maximum age limit for enlistment into the Ghana Armed Forces.
In a social media post on his X page on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, Dafeamekpor wrote, “I have had many calls from our Party foot soldiers regarding the Army Recruitment and max age for prospective applicants. They aren’t happy”.
Dafeamekpor further went on to make a long reference to the maximum age limits for military recruitment in other countries around the world.
The South Dayi MP cited examples from African countries such as Benin and the Ivory Coast, where the maximum age limit for prospective applicants is 35 years.
He called for the same approach to be considered in Ghana and emphasised that the recruitment must come with clear conditions and defined roles for individuals within that age group.
“So, in Ghana, we can extend our age limit to say 35 years or even 40 years, depending on the medical fitness and non-combatant roles. We need new ways of doing things,” he stated.
Also, Sam Nartey George, the Minister of Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovations, has said a maximum enlistment age of 35 years would serve our young people better.
According to Sam George, there are people in their 30s who are physically fit and sound enough to serve their Nation.
Sam George called for the re-examination of the maximum age for enlistment into Ghana’s military services.
In a post on X, Sam George wrote, “I honestly believe it is time for our beloved Nation to re-examine the maximum age for enlistment into our military services.
There are people in their 30s who are physically fit and sound enough to serve their Nation. We must not deny them this opportunity simply because of their age.
There is a precedence across the world. I believe an upper limit of 35 years would serve our young people better. Let’s nurture their dreams and not kill it.
For God and Country”, he added.
However, in a sharp rebuttal, Rev Ntim Fordjour labelled the two NDC MPs’ calls for a review age restriction for military enlistment as an attempt to allow average NDC foot soldiers into the military.
According to him, the NPP will resist every attempt by the NDC to load their overage foot soldiers into the Ghana Armed Forces.
In a social media post, Rev Ntim Fordjour wrote, “Hon Sam George and Hon Dafeamekpor’s call for unqualified overage NDC foot soldiers into the military is a misconceived and misguided populist agenda.
We will resist every attempt by NDC to load their overage foot soldiers into Ghana Armed Forces. Ghana Armed Forces is not a dumping ground for overage NDC foot soldiers”.
Ntim Fordjour added, “NDC Cabinet Ministers and Parliamentary Leadership must be made to know that it is extremely backward and dangerous to force unqualified people into the military as a reward for party patronage”.
He further cautioned the NDC government to stop interfering in the professional recruitment process of GAF.
“Stop the undue interference in the creditable and professional recruitment process underway by the Ghana Armed Forces”, he concluded.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) announced the commencement of the 2025 enlistment and recruitment across all 16 regional capitals of the country.
The recruitment process has been officially published in state-owned newspapers, including the Daily Graphic and Ghanaian Times.
According to the GAF, the decentralised recruitment is aimed at offering equal opportunity to all eligible applicants, regardless of location.
See the post below:
Hon Sam George and Hon Dafeamekpor’s call for unqualified overage NDC foot soldiers into military is a misconceived and misguided populist agenda.
— John Ntim Fordjour MP (@NtimFordjour) October 8, 2025
We will resist every attempt by NDC to load their overage foot soldiers into Ghana Armed Forces. Ghana Armed Forces is not a…