General News of Friday, 9 March 2018Source: Graphic.com.ghCreation of new regions not from government — Dan BotweMinister for Regional Reorganisation and Development, Dan BotweThe Minister of Regional Reorganisation and Development, Mr Dan Kwaku Botwe, has explained that the demand for the creation of six additional regions is coming from the chiefs and people of the said proposed areas and not the government. “Therefore, the demand for the creation of new regions is not a political project as it is being perceived; moreover the government of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) did not say it would create six regions. The sensitisation workshop is to enable the participants to educate the public on the constitutional processes for the creation of the new regions and the role of the Commission of Enquiry. “This exercise is not about the creation of ethnic regions and it is not to reduce or enhance one’s traditional heads,” he stated. Mr Botwe, in his presentation, traced the creation of new regions to historical antecedents dating as far back as 1898 from the Gold Coast to date, saying the demand for the creation of the new regions was not new and it was also in consonance with the relevant provisions in the 1992 Constitution.

Source: GhanaWeb March 09, 2018 10:07 UTC