The Minister of State for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has dismissed allegations that President John Mahama has appointed over 100 individuals as presidential staffers.
The claims were made on the floor of Parliament by the Member of Parliament for Damongo, Samuel Abu Jinapor, who accused the President of inflating the size of his government despite earlier assurances of a lean administration.
However, addressing the press on Friday, Kwakye Ofosu refuted the claims, emphasizing that Mahama’s administration has the smallest government in the Fourth Republic.
He assured Ghanaians that ministerial appointments remain well below 100 and are in line with the government’s commitment to efficiency and prudent governance.
“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 stated.
He further clarified that three additional individuals have been appointed to support specific interventions outlined by the President but 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."