President Mahama had 124 fewer political appointees at the Jubilee House in 2025 than the last publicly available figures from the Akufo-Addo administration in 2023.
The report indicates that president Mahama had 124 fewer political appointees at the Jubilee House in 2025 than the last publicly available figures from the Akufo-Addo administration in 2023.
It further notes that yet the Office of the President’s compensation bill is projected to more than double, rising from ¢100 million in 2025 to ¢248 million in 2026 and raising questions about whether a smaller Presidency has necessarily become a cheaper one to run.
Under Section 11 of the Presidential Office Act, 1993 (Act 463), the Office of the President is required to submit an annual report to Parliament detailing its staffing position.
In March 2026, the Presidency complied by submitting its 2025 staffing report.
The report shows that the Presidency had 4 Ministers of State, 39 Senior Presidential Staffers and 190 other political appointees, commonly referred to as junior political appointees.
In total, President Mahama’s Presidency had 233 political appointees in 2025.
For comparison, the latest publicly available data from the previous administration is for 2023.
The 2024 staffing report, which should have been submitted by March 2025 following the change in administration, has not been made public.
It remains unclear whether the report was submitted by President Mahama in 2025 and, if so, how many staffers served at the Presidency during former President Akufo-Addo’s final year in office.
The absence of the 2024 report also means there is no publicly available benchmark for assessing how staffing levels changed during the transition between the two administrations.
The 2023 report showed one Minister of State, 43 Senior Presidential Staffers and 313 junior political appointees.
Compared with the current figure of 233, the Presidency has reduced the number of political appointees by 124.
However, a closer look at President Mahama’s appointments suggests the classification may understate the number of senior-level appointees.
There appear to be at least 11 other political appointees whose responsibilities broadly resemble those of positions the Akufo-Addo administration classified as Senior Presidential Staffers.
