The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has debunked claims that President John Dramani Mahama has appointed more than 60 presidential staffers at the Presidency.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, he reaffirmed the president’s commitment of managing resources prudently.
He clarified that only 30 presidential staffers are working at the Presidency as against the 337 political appointees of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
“Mr. Speaker if you come to the Presidential staff, if you take out the civil servants who worked under the Akufo-Addo administration, there were 337 political appointees by President Akufo-Addo.
“As I speak to you, there are 26 presidential staffers and four Directors. If you put together the total number of people who work at the Presidency where I operate from, they will not amount to 60 yet they had 337 political appointees,” he noted.
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