The Office of the President has released its Annual Report on staffing positions for the period January 1 to December 31, 2025, providing a detailed account of personnel serving at the Presidency and its auxiliary offices.

The report, prepared in accordance with Section 11 of the Presidential Office Act, 1993 (Act 463), reveals that the total staff strength at the Presidency stood at 808 as of December 31, 2025.

According to the document, the workforce comprises 233 political appointees, 390 civil service staff, and 185 public service personnel on attachment from various state institutions.

The report indicates that political appointees account for 233 positions within the Presidency.

This category includes four Ministers of State at the Presidency: Felix Kwakye Ofosu, responsible for Government Communications; Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum, overseeing Special Initiatives; Seidu Issifu, in charge of Climate Change and Sustainability; and Lydia Lamisi Akanvariba, responsible for Public Sector Reform.

The political structure also includes 39 political staffers, among them Chief of Staff Julius Debrah, Executive Secretary Dr. Calistus Mahama, presidential advisors, aides, and other senior officials.

Additionally, there are 190 other political appointees comprising technical coordinators, legal advisors assigned to ministries, regional political coordinators, executive assistants, and political drivers.

The report states that 390 civil servants form the operational backbone of the Presidency.

Of this number, 138 belong to the core civil service classes, including personnel in administration, executive management, records management, secretarial services, budgeting, auditing, procurement, programme management, planning, research, and information technology.

The Presidency's household staff make up the largest component of the civil service workforce, with 234 employees.

These include personnel in protocol services, hospitality management, transport, estate maintenance, mechanics, gardening, sanitation, security, and cleaning services.

The report notes that hospitality services alone employ 53 caterers and stewards, while the transport section consists of 43 personnel, including managers and drivers.

The Civil Service structure also includes 18 officers serving under specialized units such as the Zongo and Inner-City Development Secretariat and the Public Enterprises Secretariat.

A further 185 officers from various public institutions are attached to the Office of the President to support its operations.

The largest group comes from the Public Works Department's Prestige Division, which has 53 officers responsible for maintaining presidential facilities and other prestige structures.

The Department of Parks and Gardens has 51 personnel assigned to presidential residences, State Lodges, and the Castle, while the Ghana Health Service has deployed 48 medical professionals to the Jubilee House Medical Centre.

Other attached personnel include 14 officers from the Controller and Accountant-General's Department, 15 from the Ghana Audit Service, and four staff members from Ghana Post.

The publication of the staffing report forms part of the Presidency's statutory obligation to provide transparency and accountability regarding personnel employed at the Office of the President.