Politics of Monday, 5 September 2016Source: citifmonline.comWe will create new districts - MahamaPresident John Dramani MahamaPresident John Dramani Mahama has revealed that government plans to create new Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the country. “There are many request for the establishment of new districts it is not peculiar to Agona alone, all over the country I have received request for creation of new districts,” he said. “I want to assure that districts will be created but in a comprehensive manner. New districts in 2012The governing National Democratic Congress few months to the 2012 election created 46 new districts and 45 new constituencies amidst some controversies over the sighting of the district capitals. Funding challenges affecting new districts – MinisterThe then Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Akwasi Oppong-Fosu, in 2014 cited inadequate funding as one of the major constraints affecting the newly created districts.

Source: GhanaWeb September 05, 2016 14:48 UTC