Spokesperson for President John Dramani Mahama who is also Minister-designate for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has said President Mahama will not appoint Deputy Regional Ministers.

He stressed that President Mahama is committed to running a lean but efficient government of 60 ministers. "I doubt we'll have Deputy Regional ministers," he said on the Key Points on TV3 on Saturday, January 25.

Kwakye Ofosu further stated that Ghanaians have accepted the resolve of President John Dramani Mahama to run a lean government.

Drawing a comparison between the first Akufo-Addo administration which had 120 ministers, he noted that the Mahama government would perform well despite the small size because the Akufo-Addo administration performed poorly irrespective of its large size. "Ghanaians have accepted that we will have the leanest and most efficient government," he said on the Key Points on TV3 on Saturday, January 25. "These are some of the ways the president can save money and get the job done and by and large Ghanaians have accepted this, he added.