The Director of Communications for the Bawumia Campaign, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has said that the size of the current government cannot be measured solely by the number of ministers appointed.
According to a report by myjoyonline.com on January 12, 2026, Aboagye noted that under the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration, several presidential staffers perform functions equivalent to those of deputy ministers.
Drawing on his own experience as a presidential staffer under former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Aboagye said the functional authority of these staffers is often comparable to those of deputy ministers.
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“From my experience as a presidential staffer under former President Akufo-Addo, that position is effectively equivalent to a deputy minister,” he stated.
He explained that while the government has appointed 56 ministers, many individuals who would ordinarily hold ministerial or deputy ministerial positions are instead serving as presidential staffers at the Jubilee House.
He, therefore, argued that any fair assessment of the size and cost of government must go beyond the number of ministers and deputies to include the number and roles of political appointees operating within the Office of the President.
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