The Minister of State for Government Communications, Felix Ofosu Kwakye, has indicated that the number of staff at the Presidency is currently below 60, with a similar count for Ministers and their deputies.

He stressed that the government is focused on reducing unnecessary expenditures and reaffirmed the President’s commitment to capping ministerial appointments at 60.

He contrasted this with the 337 political appointees under former President Akufo-Addo’s administration.

"If you move from 123/125 ministers to 60 ministers, Mr Speaker, that means that you are going to buy 60 less Land Cruisers. You are going to buy 60 less salon cars. You will need to provide 60 less bungalows. You will need to provide 60 less sets of political aids and research assistants and what have you. Mr Speaker, President Mahama has not limited himself to just reducing the number of ministers. In any event that I speak to you, there are only 56 ministers. And in fact, they are 42 ministers running Ghana as we speak, because deputy ministers have not been approved," he said.

However, former Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor, argued that while the number of ministers has decreased, the Presidency remains heavily staffed.