According to a document submitted to Parliament by the President’s Office, the Presidency employs 1048 people in various administrative and domestic roles.
Section 11 of the Presidential Office Act of 1993 mandated the submission of the report to Parliament (Act 463).
The report covers three key areas: the number of Presidential Staff employed at the President’s Office during the period, their ranks and grades, and employees of other Public Services assigned to the President’s Office.
According to the report, there were two (2) Ministers of State and forty-four (44) Senior Presidential Staffers on the job during the reporting period. Three hundred and fifteen other political appointees served in the President’s Office (315).
This brings the total number of political appointees to 361 people (361).
“It is important to note that only 163 of the 361 political appointees at the President’s Office work physically at Jubilee House.” The others work in the offices that have been assigned to them.
“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.”
Moreover, in addition to the political appointees at the Office of the President, employees of Public Sector Organizations assigned to the Office were also included.
These categories of staff were from different classes, including 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.
“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.”
