Felix Kwakye Ofosu: Mahama’s Administration Committed to Lean Government
Minister of State for Government Communication, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has reaffirmed the John Dramani Mahama administration’s commitment to maintaining a lean government, ensuring that the number of presidential staffers remains significantly lower than what was recorded under the previous Nana Akufo-Addo administration.
Speaking on The Point of View on Channel One TV, Kwakye Ofosu revealed that the current number of political appointees at the presidency does not exceed 50, a stark contrast to the 336 political staffers under the former administration.
“There were 333 or 336 political appointees at the presidency under Akufo-Addo. As I speak with you, there are not more than 50 at the presidency,” he stated.
He further assured that government appointments would remain within reasonable limits, emphasizing the administration’s focus on efficiency and fiscal discipline.
“It will not go beyond a certain limit. It will go nowhere near the 336 we had under [former] President Akufo-Addo. There too, there’s going to be some serious cutting of numbers in order to ensure that we don’t go beyond reasonable limits,” he added.
Addressing concerns over ministerial appointments, Kwakye Ofosu defended President Mahama’s decision to cap the number of ministers at 60, contrasting it with the previous administration’s over 100 ministers.
He dismissed calls for a reconsideration of this policy, stating that the decision was final and aligned with the administration’s broader strategy to cut government expenditure and improve efficiency.
