Presidency Appointees Will Be Nowhere Near the NPP’s 336- Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has given assurances that his government will operate using a reasonable and prudent number of appointees at the Presidency, unlike the erstwhile government.
According to him, the incumbent administration’s commitment to a lean government is grounded in its firm belief towards fiscal discipline through efficient and responsible use of public resources.
Speaking at the swearing-in of 13 Deputy Ministers at the Jubilee House on March 12, 2025, he said, his commitment to running a lean government has found expression in the appointment made at the Presidency too.
“At the last count, there were 336 political appointees at the Presidency under the previous government. While we are in the process of recruiting supporting staff to enable the full functioning of the Presidency, the numbers will come nowhere near the army of people that were hired under the previous government.”
According to him, 30 appointments have so far been made to the Presidency including 27 Presidential staffers and three Directors.
These are pending the approval of the Council of State.
“This commitment stems from deep recognition that there must be a fair balance between government expenditure and the responsibility of citizens to fund national development and state administration through payment of their taxes.
“Public funds must go primarily into investments that benefit the Ghanaian people directly and those who administer those funds and use it in pursuit of that objective must not be the largest beneficiary of same.”
Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini
