Regional News of Saturday, 8 February 2020Source: GNASavannah youth want regional offices in DamongoFile photoMembers of the Damongo Youth Parliament (DYP) in the Savannah Region have demonstrated against the president’s decision to site regional offices in districts and not the regional capital. They said any attempt to site regional offices at the district level defeats the reason for the creation of the region. A petition presented to the President through the Savannah Regional Minister at Damongo after the demonstration said the decision to spread regional offices in districts other than the regional capital would be an affront to the authority of Yagbonwura, the chief petitioner for the creation of the region, who wanted the regional offices to be at Damongo, the regional capital. However, Yagbonwura Tuntumba Boresa, the Overlord of the Gonja Traditional Area expressed his opposition to siting regional offices of decentralized departments in districts other than Damongo, the capital of the Savannah Region. The position of the Yagbonwura was endorsed by many interest groups including; some youth in the Savannah Region hence the demonstration.

Source: GhanaWeb February 07, 2020 20:48 UTC