REPUBLIC OF GHANA THE RIGHT HON. SPEAKER OFFICE OF PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENT HOUSE ACCRA fe Spar ANNUAL REPORT TO PARLIAMENT ON PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE STAFF, JANUARY — DECEMBER 2017 Pursuant to Section 11 of the Presidential Office Act, 1993, (Act 463), 1 submit, herewith, the Annual Report on the staffing position of the Office of the President for the period 7" January — 31* December, 2017, for the attention of Parliament. The Report covers the following areas: i The number of Presidential Staff employed at the Office of the President during the period; ii, ‘The ranks and grades of such staff; and ji, Employees of other Public Services assigned to the Office of the President. Nine (9) Ministers of State were at post as at 31 December, 2017, vide attached ‘Appendix “A” (page 3). ‘There were Twenty-seven (27) Presidential Staffers at the Office of the President, as listed in the attached Appendix “B” (page 4). ‘The report shows the list of other Junior Political Appointees in the Office of the President totalling Two Hundred and Fifty-Six (256) (see Appendix “B2" (pages 5- 14). Appendix "B” (page 15) has the list of other Ministries and Departments under the Office of the President. Employees of Public Sector Organizations assigned to the Office of the President include: Civil Servants of various classes (i.e, Administrative, Executive/Clerical Records, Secretarial, Budget, Supply and Material j Household, Department of Parks and Gardens, and Data Processing, and Audit Service, etc, Management), Presidential Ghana Health Service, AccountingAPPENDIX “A” LIST OF MINISTERS OF STATE AT THE PRESIDENCY AS AT 315" DECEMBER, 2017 Hon. Hon. Yaw Osafo Marfo Hon. Ibrahim Mohammed Awal Hon. Dan K. Botwe Fe Hon, Mavis Hawa Koomson 5. Hon. Anthony Akoto Osei Hon, Boniface Abubakar Sadique Hon, Sarah Adjoa Sarfo Hon. Brian Acheampong Hon, Prof. Gyan Baffuor ponoPN Ons whe 11. 12. 13. sh 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. a1, 22. 23. 24, 25. 26. ot IST OF PRESIDENTIAL STAEI FERS LIST OF PRESIDENTIAL > > z AS AT 315" DECEMBER, 2017 NAME Hon. Akosua Frema Opare-Osei Nana Bediatuo Asante Mr. Victor Newman ~ Brig. Gen Emmanuel Okyere (Rtd) .. Amb, Ahmed Hassan ” Ms, Angela Asante Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor Mr. Francis Asenso Boakye Amb. Mercy Debrah-Karikari Mr. Lord Oblitey Commey Ms. Saratu Atta Mr. Sam Ellis Mr. Augustine Blay Mr. Edward Appiah Mr. Evron Hughes Prof. K. Appiah-Adu Prof. Joe AmoakoTuffour Mr. Richard Oppong Dr. BarhamaAnyass Mr. Eugene Arhin Ms, Clara N.T. Sulemana Mr. William Manful Ms. Hillary Agyeman Danquah Ms, Fatahiya Abdul Aziz Ms. Afua Gyasiwa Gaisie Mr. Yakubu Bawumia Dr. PatrinaTekyi-Ankrah DESIGNATION Chief of Staff Secretary to the President Senior Presidential Advisor National Security Advisor Director of State Protocol Senior Policy Advisor Deputy Chief of Staff Deputy Chief of Staff Secretary to Cabinet Presidential Staffer Senior Presidential Aide Presidential Aide President's physicianAPPENDIX “B2" APPENDIA Be OTHER/JUNIOR POLITICAL APPOINTEES NO ____NAME : GRADE _ 1 | Ama Sika Daaku Special Aide to COS 2 | Edmond Boateng Special Aide to COS 3 | Nadia Armah Special Aide 4 | Ibrahim Adjei Special Assistant 5 | Regina Mensah-Onumah Special Assistant 6 | Emmanuel Bediako Mamfe | Special Assistant to the Senior Minister 7 | AfUc Asabea Asare Special Advisor to the Minister for Business Development ® [Nana Serwoh Bonsu Amoako Special Advisor fo the Minister for Monitoring and Evaluation: 9 | Oliver Boachie Special Assistant to the Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation TO | Mumuni Abdulai Bowumia ‘Special Advisor fo the Minister for Interior Ti_| Kwame Apiadu-Agyen Agyapong | Ministry of Education 12 | Trudy Darko Ministry of Planning 13. | Nana Owusu Acheampong Ministry of Special Development Initiatives 14 | Lawrencia Womwumagi Special Aide to the Minister for Regional Re- rganization and Development 15 | Merey Sefakor Dzahene Special Assisiant to the Minister for ChieHlainey and Religious Affairs. 16 [Henrietta Lampiey ‘Special Axistant to the Minister for Local Government ‘ond Rural Development lime 7 | Henfietta Halm-Luttercdt Personal Assistant to the Minister for Business Development | 18 | Eugene Ofer Personal Assistant fo the Minister for Roads and HighwaysPoisondl Assigiant fo the Minster for Tourism, Anion 19. | Michael Asamoah Boofo Culture ee a =Gonal Assistant to the Office of the Attorey- Penninah Agyakwaa Danquah eral & Minister of Justice - Personal Assistant to the Minister for Lands and at [Gc ge Egbenunya Natural Resources 22. | Dorothy Adadzewa Twimasie Personal Assistan! 10 the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs ; Personal Assistant fo the Minister for Public 23 | YaaSerwaa Procurement Personal Assistant to the Minister for Aviation 24 | Amma Ampong Agyeman- | Prempeh 25 | Duke Ofori-Atta | Director, Programme | | 26 | Marvin Yaw Agyeman Director of Information Technology 27 | Odenehe Nana Oppong Director of Transport | 28 | Michael Ofori Atta Director, ECOWAS 29 | Akwasi Ababio Director, Diaspora 30 [Nana Twumwaa Opoku _ | Director. Hospitality ] 31 | Frank Adjei Twum Director of Communications 32 | Ouborr Kutando Director of Special Project ] 33 | Ibrahim Anyars moro Director of Technology 34 | Manat Ibrahim Director of Political Affairs || 35 [ismactatronim | Director of Operations 36 | Alexander Gyedu Director Special Projects ] 37 [Amina Sammo Director of Programme l 38. | Seibik Bugri Director of Communications 39 | Owusu Boateng Director, Policy Coordination | 40 | Solomon Sasu Mensah Director, Public Affairs Director, Procurement Compliance Director of Operations43 | Franklin Owusu-Karkan Director of Business SU Dei Daasebre "| itecloroffinance Joseph Mickay Kumah Dreclor of Monitoring & Evaluation 46 | Philip Aning Depuly Director, Protocol — 47 | Nana Ama Nyarko ~_ | Deputy Director, Protocol 48 | Sieven Depaah Depuly Director, PPME 49 | Issah Bukari Deputy Operations Officer 50 | Barikisu Seidu Deputy Operations Director 51 | R.O. Sackey (Gen. Rtd.) Deputy Director 52 | Gabriella Arafua Randolph Depuly Director, Hospitality ,| $3 |MahmoudMahama —| Deputy Director of Operations 54 | Fatimatu Abubakar Depuly Director of Communications | 55 | Harriet Kyeremanteng Depuly Director of Political Affairs 56 | Cecil Mensah "| Deputy Communications Director| | 57 | Ohene Okai Chief Technical Advisor | $8 | Andrew Asibey Chief M &E Technical Advisor 59 | Frederick Bediako Principal Technical Advisor | 60 | Jefferson Sackey Technical Advisor 61 | Charles Bissue Technical Advisor || 62 | Gideon Boako Technical Advisor 63 | Dr. Alhassan M, Alolo Technical Advisor 64 | Dr. Samuel K. Frimpong Technical Advisor 65 | Ahmed Abdulai Abu Technical Advisor 66 | Ahmed Issahaku Technical Advisor | & | Dahamani Issahaku Technical Advisor lee 68 | Yunusa O. Mohammed Technical Advisor 67,_| Kwame Antwi Agyei Technical Advisor Kwaku Ofori Bach Technical Advisor Samuel Akoto-Danso Technical Advisor‘Aaistant Adminstrator [ 129 | Andon ee SS ee hist emicevencoh AS aecolom 131 | Cynthia ©. Boakye ‘Assistant Administrator 132 | Sarah Kalor Ataki “| Administrative Officer a 133 | Abena Asanie Administrative Officer 134 | Thelma Oduro ‘Administrative Officer 135 | Nana Amele Obuama-Mensa_| Administrative Assistant 136 | William Yamoah Personal Assistant 137 | Ebenezer A. H. Bonsra Personal Assistant 138 | Alex Martey Personal Assistant 139 | William Ofori Atta Office Assistant 140 | Selfa Bawa Lawal Office Assistant 141 | Collins Quarcoo Office Assistant y42 | Godired Cal Lokko Office Assistant 143 | Maxwell Boakye Ofosu Office Coordinator 144 | Tracy Agyekum Executive Secretary 145 | Abena Koranteng Social Secretary 148 | ivy Mintah Secretary’ 147 | Rita Oduro Kwartengmaa Secretary 148 | Sandra Dede Tetteh Secretary 149 | Maxwell Oppong Secretary 150 | Emmanuel Sam Support Staff 151 | Wilhemina Abena Danquah Support Staff 182 | Francis Clottey Assistani Technical Officer 153 | Nelson Awukuy- Assistant Technical Officer 154 | Mark Obeng Boateng Assistant Technical Officer 155 Assistant Technical Officer Casmel Ibrahim SeiduDr. Saka Manful 3 | Dr. Baffour Awuah ‘ical Advisor al Advisor 7a | Yvonne Jacy Akoma Boaten Technical Advisor = 7 [Or EmmanvelvawBookye [Technical Advsop 76 |KwakuOfoiBoah Technical adviso —_ i 77 | Chailes Bisue = Technical Advisor 78 | Dr.J.1.Manful Technical Advisor 79 | Dr. F. YM. Fiadjoe Technical Advisor 80 | E. Asante Krobea Technical Advisor | 81 | Dr. Stephen Adawen Syme Technical Director 82 | Mujaba Mogtari Manager of Logistics 83 | Salam Mustapha Manager of Operations and Programmes 84 | Hon. Gifly Ohene Konadu National Coordinator 85 | Kadijah Amoah Head of Investments and Business Development 86 | Dr, Paul Opoku-Mensah ‘Overseer of the National Cathedral 87 | Kusi Boafo Chief Executive of the Public Sector Reforms 88 | Stephen Asamoah Boateng Executive Chairman of the State Enterprises Commission 89 | John Kumah Chief Executive Officer 90 | Statsy Offei-Darko Deputy Chief Executive Officer 91 | David Twum-Ampofo Senior Executive Officer 92 | Abdul Basit Abdul Rahman Executive Officer 93 | Farida Ayishatu Iddriss Executive Officer 94 | Elizabeth Utuka Executive Assistant to the Vice President 95 | Martin Awuku Keteku Executive Assistant to the Secretary to the Cabinet 96 | Wahab Essuman Executive Assistant 97 | Tanimu P, Abdulal Executive Assistant Executive Assistant Executive Assistant100 HamidaNuhu Executive Assistant | | 101 | Kow Essuman ian Executive Assistant | “102 | Gedfred N.Y. Amoako "| Executive A = | “703 | John Aquaye =| Becniveacccrt pe | 104 | Akosua Newman Sere | 105 | Monica Kokor Bleboo \eeciweassont a) 70s |EvisOmaneAdiei lexeculive Asistant = a 107 | James Davis Gecuvenssiont | 108 | Frank Asanie Execulive Assistant Pe 709 | Nana Hesse Oayiri Becivenstont | 710 | Osei Tutu S. Katanka Execulive Assistant i? ‘| 111 | Nana Yaw Manteaw Executive Assistant | 772] Br. Engine Owusu Head of SDG.s Unit 113 | Joanna Adusei Advisor to the Head, SDG.s 114 | Dr, Loise Carole S. Donkor Policy &Coordination Analyst 115 | Cletus Alengah Policy &Research Associate 116 | Huberta Afeku Oifice Management Executive Associate | 117 | Elsa Owusu Sarpong Office Administrator 118 | Juliet Amaako Anseng Office Administrator 119 | Nadia Musah Office Administrator 720 | Dan Kwaku Ntiri Kwaakye Office Administrator 121 | Shirley Laryea Deputy Office Administrator 122 | Sheela Sakyi Oppong Deputy Office Administrator ‘ ie ZcliaA msat Osmon Deputy Office Administrator +| 124 | rene Mensah ‘Administrator 125 | Akosua Asante Manu Assistant Administrator 126 | Stanley Osei Assistant Administrator 127 | Kwame Safo Assistant Administrator 128 | Charlotte Arthur Assistant Administrator187 [Chis Quaicoe | Assistant Technical OF | 188 | Michael Boamah Assistant Technic _ | 159 | Wiliam Dunyo ——ljakientiecrncconesr | 1a Samuel iyenBuabeng [AssstonfTechrieel OWicer 161 | Benjamin Bonti ‘Assilani Technical Officer Fe 162 | Abdul Alhassan Wajid AsifantTechnicclOffcer saan 163 | Alfred Alfa Adossi AgistoniTechricolOficer 164 | Nathaniel Ankuma Assistant Technical Officer - 165 | Nana Essie Darmoh Assistant Technical Officer 164 | Emmanuel Abugfti ‘Assistant Technical Officer | 167 | Maxwell Osei Ntim ‘Assistant Technical Officer | 168 | Michael Sasu ‘Assistant Technical Officer 169 | P.K. Sarpong Assistant Technical Officer 170 | Maukeni Padiki Kodjo Assistant Technical Officer 171 | Adubofuor Agyekum Assistant Technical Officer 172 | Richard K. Birikorang Assistant Technical Officer 173 | Kenneth Sintim Assistant Technical Officer 174 | Archibald Frimpong Assistant Technical Officer 175 | Naasr Deen Hamid Assistant Technical Officer 176 | Joe Banin Protocal Officer 177 | Priscilla Dweteh Protocol Officer 178 | Alice Ofori Attah Protocol Officer f 179 | Attah Gyemfi Asst. Protocol Officer | 180 | Stephen Ofosu Asst, Protocol Officer Emmanuel Asare Assistant to Director, Information Technology =| | Desmond Anthenio Information Technology Officer Peter Boateng information Technology Officer Information Technology Sis Wl185 [ishmael Rober Alhassan - Sane se = “| Technical Assistant-Video =i 186 | Kelvin W.A. Danso 187 | Edward Boaleng Technical Assistant — Photo: 188 | Emmanuel Quaye Technical Assistant 4) 189] Joseph Osei Oppong Brenya —_| ICT/ Media Relations Officer 190 | Michael Kofi Twum-Boato Communication Specialist 191 | Kwaku Sakyi Addo Communication Consultant 192 | Abraham Kwaku Gyasi Public Relations Officer 193 | Alberta Padike Attaman Archival Assistant | 194 | Richard Barko Assistant Media Liaison Officer 195 | Kofi Chrisiopher Atiso Multi-Media Manager || 196 | Samuel Appiah Gyan Asst. Liaison Photo. 197 | Sandra Ewoo! Assistant Liaison Photographer 198 | Padiki Afamah Assistant Liaison Pholographer ez Jones OwusuYeboah | Cameraman | 200 | Raymond Mensah Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist ] 201 | Nicholas Andoh Monitoring and Evaluation Officer 202 | Dr. Joseph Darmoe Research & Development Officer || 205 [Witiam a. Darewan Coordinator, Free SHS 204 | Nana Ama Tima Boaye Deputy Coordinator, Free SHS ca | 205 | Nana Yaw Sarpong = Research Coordinator | 206 | Twum Banso [ Researeh Coordinator 207 | Dr. Eric Yeboah Senior Research Officer Fatima Dauda Sulemana Dauda: 213 | Aminu Harba sa aig gee ___ 214 | Abraham Kweku Gyasi 215 | Mansa Kwama Williams Tegal Suppont/Admi 216 | isaac Kwadwo Nkrumah Programme Office: 217 | Nana Yaw Baafi 218 | Felix Asmah Programme Officer | program Officer [219 | Emesi Kwabena Gyan Program Officer 220 | Yaw ofari-Gyamfi Project Officer 22) | Kwaku Sefah Boateng Operaiions Manager 222 | Yakubu Yussit Programme Manager 223 | Kojofrempong Programme Mai inager 224 | Alimatu Salisu Receptionist |[/225 | Fendy N. Asomaning Front Desk Executive 226 | Seth Nkatia Political and Educational Liaison Officer LL 227 | Saliu Awudu Maintenance Officer 228 | Sarah Mensah Supervisor | 229 | Emma Bedi Supervisor 230 | Anthony Asuah-Kwasi | Supervisor 231 | Dain Goodman Supervisor 232 | Florence Akufo-Addo Steward 233 | Wendy Sarpong Steward Driver Supervisor Driver Driver Driver242 | Danial Akologo Driver | 243 | Abubakar Hamidu Dey 244 | Theophilus Kojo Boateng Driver 245 | Kofi Kyei Dine, 246 | Kojo Azumah Driver 247 | Ebenezer Nyarko Driver 248 | Osmanu Sackey Driver 249 | Edwin Oduro Driver 250 | Ebenezer Kwatiah Sakyiamah. Driver 251 | Robert Addo Driver 252 | Kingsley Osei Anderson Driver 253 | Nayaro Alhassan Driver 254 | Joseph Omane Driver 7 aa] 255 | Alexander Mingle Adotey Driver 256 | Gilbert Omane Messenger10, ii 12, APPENDIX “B4” E! DEPARTMENTS UNDER T! IE PRESIDENCY Office of the Senior Minister Ministry for Regional Re-organization Ministry for Business Development Ministry for Special Initiative Ministry for Monitoring and Evaluation Ministry for Public Procurement Ministry for Inner City & Zongo Development Ministry for Planning Ministry for Aviation SDG Unit Free SHS Secretariat One District, One Factory . National Entrepreneurship & Innovation PlanningAPPENDIX °C” FICE T THE OF BREAKDOWN OF CIVIL/PUBLIC SERVICE STAFF A OF THE PRESIDENT NUMBERS GRADE Chief Directors s Administrative Class 18 Executive/Clerical Class FG Records Class eh Secretarial Staff ” 32 Budget Analysts Z Supply & Materials Management Class 15 Internal Audit Class 5 Information Technology class 5 Programmer Class eS 4 Research Class oe 3 Sub Totals 117 12. Presidential Household Staff (see appendix... 290 ESP PNA AWN Ee Total strength of Administrative, Secretarial Classes, etc. and Presidential Household staff.. 407 ‘Other Staff on Attachment Department of Parks and Gardens 5 Ghana Health Service Controller and Accountant-General's | Ghana National Fire Service ale Works Department (Prestige) 98