President Akufo-Addo has submitted the annual report on the staffing position of the Office of the President for the period of January 1 to December 31, 2022 to Parliament.
This is in accordance with section 11 of the Presidential Office Act, 1993 (Act 463).
The annual report covers three thematic areas including the number of Presidential Staff employed, the ranks and grades of staff, and employees of other Public Services assigned to the Office of the President.
A Statement issued on Thursday March 30, 2023, indicated that out of the 361 political appointees at the Office of the President (OOP), only 163 work physically at the Jubilee House.
“During the reporting period, there were two (2) Ministers of State and forty-four (44) Senior Presidential Staffers at post. The other Political Appointees at the Office of the President numbered three hundred and fifteen (315). This brings the number of political appointees to three hundred and sixty-one (361),” the statement said.
It said, 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.
“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,” the statement said.
Furthermore, the report includes employees of Public Sector Organizations assigned to the Office of the President 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 satement added.
The statement indicated that the submission of the report shows President Akufo-Addo’s commitment to transparency and accountability and gives a comprehensive overview of the staffing position of the Office of the President.
BELOW IS THE FULL STATMENT
