'Aside from my office, no office has DStv at the Presidency' - Kwakye Ofosu discloses

The Minister of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has disclosed that his office is the only office at the Presidency that has access to DStv services.

Speaking in an interview with Adom FM on March 9, 2026, Kwakye Ofosu said that despite the ban on the use of DStv at the Jubilee House by President John Dramani Mahama, he was given a special dispensation because of his role.

The minister, who doubles as the Spokesperson to the President, made this disclosure while touting measures put in place by the government to cut its expenditure, including the reduction of the number of ministers and their deputies to 60 and the number of presidential staffers significantly.

“There were 361 political appointees at the Office of the President under President Akufo-Addo from 2017 to 2020. When we took office, we learned that the number of political appointees working at the Presidency in 2024 was 331.

“God willing, we are going to submit the list of political appointees at the Presidency under President Mahama in accordance with the law, and you will see that we have reduced the number by 100,” he said.

He added, “The president ordered that the DStv subscription at the Presidency be cancelled. So, if you come to the Presidency, aside from my office, no office has DStv. My own was granted because it was a special case. After all, I am in charge of the government’s communication, and I must know what is happening.”

President Mahama, in June 2025, prohibited the usage of DStv and other satellite television services at the Jubilee House.

The move, according to the government, has saved the country over GH¢120,000 monthly.

President Mahama cancels DSTV and satellite television subscriptions at Jubilee House

Listen to Kwakye Ofosu’s interview below:

I'm the only one who has DSTV working in my office at Presidency - Felix Kwakye Ofosu (Minister for Government Communications)#DwasoNsem#Ghanaat69 pic.twitter.com/fszLTAgnpU

— Adom1063fm (@Adom1063fm) March 9, 2026

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