There are 1048 political appointees working for the presidency under President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
According to a report the Presidency provided to Parliament under the terms of the Presidential Office Act, 1993 (Act 463), the former’s staffing situation was disclosed.
Three main topics are covered in the report: the number of presidential staff members employed at the office of the president during the period, their ranks and grades, and staff members from other public services working in the president’s office.
According to the report, there were two (2) ministers of state and forty-four (44) senior presidential staffers working at the position during the reporting period.
Three hundred and fifteen (315) other political appointees worked at the president’s office.
This brings the total number of political appointments to 361 (361).
It said: “It is important to note that out of the 361 persons who are political appointees at the Office of the President, only 163 work physically at the Jubilee House. The others work in the offices to which they have been assigned.
“It is also instructive to note that, in keeping with the established practice of previous governments of the 4th Republic, the 315 other political appointees include Special Assistants, Executive Assistants, Personal Assistants to Ministers of State and Regional Ministers, employees in the Office of the Vice President, Aides, and Assistants assigned to the First Lady and Second Lady, as well as employees assigned to Government agencies under the Office of the President, such as NEIP, Free SHS Secretariat, MASLOC, Special Development Initiatives Secretariat, Monitoring and Evaluation Secretariat, Zongo and Inner Cities Development Secretariat, amongst others.”
Employees of Public Sector Organizations assigned to the Office of the President were included in addition to the political appointees.
Administrative, Executive/Clerical, Records, Secretarial, Budget, Procurement and Supply Chain Management, Presidential Household, and staff from the Department of Parks and Gardens, Ghana Health Service, Controller and Accountant General’s Department, Ghana Audit Service, Ghana National Fire Service, Public Works Department (Prestige), and Ghana Postal Company were among the different classes of employees included in this list.
“The total number of these categories of staff was six hundred and eighty-seven (687). These categories of staff were appointed by their respective public institutions, and the Civil Service and have always been assigned to the Office of the President during previous governments.
“The submission of this report is a clear indication of the President’s commitment to transparency and accountability. It provides a comprehensive overview of the staffing position of the Office of the President, and it is expected to inform decision-making processes,” it added.
