The government has accepted a proposal to constitutionally cap the number of ministers that can be appointed by a president at 60, Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has announced.
Presenting the government’s White Paper on the Constitutional Review Committee recommendations on Thursday, July 30, 2026, Dr Ayine said the government had endorsed the principle of limiting the size of government but had opted for a slightly higher cap than that proposed by the committee.
The Constitutional Review Committee had recommended a maximum of 57 ministers.
“Government has accepted the proposal to cap the number of ministers. But instead of 57, as the committee recommended, the government is proposing that it should be capped at 60,” Dr Ayine said.
He said the proposed limit would be entrenched in the Constitution to ensure that future presidents cannot exceed the prescribed number of ministerial appointments.
“So it will be put into the Constitution that the number of ministers that any president elected by the sovereign people of this country can appoint will be only 60,” he said.
According to Dr Ayine, the proposed constitutional amendment would also give presidents flexibility in selecting ministers, as they would not be required to appoint them from Parliament.
