Felix Kwakye Ofosu Denies Claims of 100 Presidential Staff Appointments
Accra, March 7, 2025 – The Minister of State for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has dismissed allegations that President John Dramani Mahama has appointed 100 individuals as presidential staffers, stating that the actual number stands at 30.
At a press conference on Friday, March 7, 2025, Kwakye Ofosu refuted the claim made by Samuel Abu Jinapor, the Member of Parliament for Damongo, who had accused the Mahama administration of failing to uphold its commitment to a lean government. Jinapor alleged that over 100 staffers had been appointed, contradicting President Mahama’s earlier pledge to limit ministerial appointments to 60.
Presidency Has Only 30 Staffers – Kwakye Ofosu
Setting the record straight, Kwakye Ofosu emphasized that all presidential staff appointments have been publicly announced, unlike past administrations that only revealed the full list when submitted to Parliament.
“Everybody who has been appointed as a presidential staffer has been named in a statement signed by me. So, currently, there are 27 presidential staffers. All of them were publicly announced, unlike in the past when we only learned of them when the president submitted a list of presidential staff to Parliament.”
He further clarified that three additional individuals have been appointed to support specific presidential interventions, but they do not hold the rank of presidential staffers.
“In addition to these 27, three people have been appointed to assist with some specific interventions that the president wants to undertake. They are referred to as directors. They do not have the ranking of presidential staffers, so they are described as presidential aides.”
According to him, when these three appointments are included, the total reaches 30—far from the 100 staffers alleged by critics.
“If you add it to the list of staffers, there are just 30 people. Beyond that, no other staffers or presidential aides have been appointed,” he asserted.
The presidential staff appointments have been a subject of public debate, as President Mahama’s administration seeks to balance government efficiency with cost-cutting measures.
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