General News of Thursday, 27 December 2018Source: 3news.comCreation of 6 new regions ‘not a partisan matter’ – Bawumia to criticsVice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia cast hisVice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia cast his vote Thursday morning in the historic referendum to create six new regions, stating the decision, which has received criticisms, is not a partisan one. “This is not a partisan matter,” he told journalists after voting, adding “This is a matter for those people in the affected regions and so everybody should come out and vote." It is very important that everybody has a say in the creation of this region [North East] and in all the other regions,” he said. Voting is currently underway in parts of the Western, Brong Ahafo, Northern and the Volta regions where the proposed six regions -Western North, Bono East, Ahafo, Savannah, North East, and Oti – are expected to be created. Fifty percent of registered voters in each of the proposed regions are required to cast their vote and more than 80 percents the vote cast by the 50 percent must be ‘Yes’ in order for the creation of the proposed regions to be successful.

Source: GhanaWeb December 27, 2018 13:41 UTC