General News of Thursday, 19 April 2018Source: otecfmghana.comCreation of new regions: Justice Commission briefs National House of ChiefsThe President in a photo with members of the Commission of EnquiryThe Commission of Enquiry into the proposed creation of new regions led by its chairman, Justice Stephen Alan Brobbey, on Wednesday April 18, 2018, in Kumasi, has briefed the National House of Chiefs on their activities since the inauguration of the commission by President Akufo Addo in October 2017. “The Commission of Enquiry whose work has been outlined by the Minister has been set up to enquire into the creation of new regions. The first is the need of creation of new regions and the second, the existence of substantial demand for the creation of regions,” he said. The President of the National House of Chiefs Togbe Afede XIV observed that the chiefs are very much concerned with the work and findings of the commission. On his part, the Minister for Regional Reorganization and Development, Dan Botwe, disclosed that meeting the National House of Chiefs was necessary for the commission to complete its work and Ghana is expecting six new regions in the proposed creation of these new regions.

Source: GhanaWeb April 18, 2018 19:18 UTC