President has refuted assertions that he has appointed over 100 presidential staffers.

Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony of some of his ministerial and deputy ministerial appointees on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, Mahama indicated that he has so far appointed only 30 presidential staffers.

This number, he indicated, is far less than the over 336 presidential staffers appointed under the government, which he promised he would not get close to by the end of his appointments to the presidency. "The same commitment to composing a lean government has found expression in the appointments made at the presidency so far.

So far, I've appointed 27 presidential staffers to various roles and three persons as directors of important governmental initiatives, bringing the total number of political appointees so far to 30.