Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Ofosu Kwakye, has dismissed claims that President Mahama has appointed more than necessary presidential staffers to work at the Presidency.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, he said the President is committed to his promise of avoiding frivolous expenditure and would not burden the coffers of the state.
The Abura Asebu-Kwamankese MP disclosed that only 30 presidential staffers are currently working at the Presidency as against the 337 political appointees by the ex-president 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.
