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Claim: Ghanaian journalist Afia Pokuaa has alleged that the 2025 Ghana Armed Forces recruitment form was sold to applicants for 350 Ghanaian cedis.
Verdict: False. DUBAWA’s investigations revealed that the military application voucher was sold at ₵200, not ₵350, as the journalist alleged.
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Ghanaian journalist Afia Pokuaa, popularly known as Vim Lady, has accused the Ghana Armed Forces of selling the 2025 recruitment form to applicants for ₵350.
Her Facebook post comes hours after the death of six potential recruits, with scores injured following a recruitment stampede on Nov. 12, 2025, at the El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra.
The Ghana Armed Forces confirmed six deaths and 28 casualties, out of which five are in critical condition, 12 are in fairly critical condition, and 11 are in a stable condition.
Reacting to the tragedy, the journalist lamented the manner in which the potential recruits were treated.
“Only a wicked country will charge their jobless youth GHS350 for military forms. We’ve intentionally broken the system,” she wrote.
The social media data indicate that as of Nov. 13, 2025, the post has garnered over 2,400 comments, 117 shares, and over 1,100 likes.
Commenting on the post, a Facebook user, Gideon Hammond, wrote, “You’re still living the NPP dream. Are the forms still 350? Ah, journalist!”
Another social media user, Peggy Ama Nhyira Donkor, said, “I don’t know why some are quoting GHS350. My boy paid 200, someone just told me she also paid GHS500. So, it means someone is at it again.”
DUBAWA decided to probe the claim due to its traction on Facebook in Ghana.
Verification
DUBAWA’s investigations revealed that the military application voucher was sold at ₵200, not ₵350, as the journalist alleged.
Information on the Ghana Armed Forces website, apply.mil.gh, reads:
“Acquire an Electronic Voucher at TWO HUNDRED GHANA CEDIS (GH₵200.00) from the following designated Post Offices.”
See a screenshot from the GAF website on the 2025 recruitment application form.
Instead, it was the GAF 2024 recruitment application form that was sold to applicants at ₵350. See this, this, and that for the price confirmation.
In September 2025, the government reduced the military application form by 40% from ₵350 to ₵200. The country’s Deputy Defence Minister, Brogya Genfi, announced the reduction and the plan to recruit 12,000 personnel.
Conclusion
Ghana’s 2025 military application voucher was sold to applicants at ₵200, not ₵350, as the journalist alleged.
