Let's focus on the goals of the new regions – Dan Botwe

General News of Saturday, February 9, 2019

Source: Graphic.com.gh

2019-02-09

Minister of Reorganization and Regional Development, Dan Kwaku Botwe, called on the leaders and residents of the six new regions not to allow the choice of regional capitals to mitigate the basic goals of creating the regions. .

He said that while it was the democratic right of the leaders of the various traditional areas to lobby for the regional capitals to be implanted in their respective regions, these unrest should give way to the unity of objectives that have pre-referendum, in order to make the process successful. implementation of the development of new regions.

Mr. Botwe provided this advice at various meetings with the Chiefs, Municipal and District Directors (MDCEs) of Bono East and Ahafo areas in Sunyani to inform them of the latest developments after the referendum held on December 27, 2018 to create the new regions.

Constitutional instruments

He said on Tuesday, the president would hold separate meetings with chiefs and residents of Savanah and Northeast, who would be carved out of the northern region at the Jubilee House, during which constitutional instruments (CI) for the creation of the two regions would be issued to give the decisive effect of the results of the referendum of 27 December 2018.

The leaders and inhabitants of the Bono East and Ahafo enclaves, cut in the Brong Ahafo region, will take their turn on Wednesday (February 13, 2019) at the Jubilee House for the same purpose.

Mr. Botwe explained that chiefs and residents of the Northwest and Oti regions, respectively of the West and Volta regions, would also meet separately at Jubilee House on Friday. February 15, 2019 for the issuance of CIs. for the creation of the two regions.

According to him, the regional capitals of the six new regions would be part of the CI that would be published to conclude the processes of their creation.

Uppercase letters

"No matter what happens, we will have regional capitals for the six new regions," he said, worried about unhealthy unrest and lobbying for settlement. capitals.

Mr. Botwe reminded everyone that the efforts of the chiefs and the citizens to create the new region were aimed at the development of the regions and the establishment of a governance within the reach of the population and not of the development. from one city in particular.

"Every part of the new regions will be developed," he said, explaining that the government would focus on developing new regions.

"There will be an affirmative action. The government will act deliberately to ensure they get the accelerated development they are looking for, "he said, before commissioning leaders and residents of the new regions to focus on these goals. .

Plan of action

Mr. Botwe revealed that a high-level ministerial committee, set up on January 4, 2019 by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, charged with formulating a short-term development plan action plan and in the medium term the six new regions had already ended. submitted his report.

He explained that the old order in which development projects were concentrated in regional capitals would not be repeated in the six new regions.

According to Botwe, deliberate efforts should be made to ensure that certain decentralized departments are located in different geographical areas in order to send governance to people's doorsteps.

Replies

Pimampim Yaw Kagbrese, Omanhene from the Yeji Traditional Zone, who spoke on behalf of the leaders and residents of Bono East, thanked the President for his tireless work in creating new regions.

He advised the leaders and residents of the six new regions to accept the government's decision regarding the selection of regional capitals and to move forward on the socio-economic development of the regions.

Barima Twereko Ampem, Omani from the traditional Ntotroso region, who spoke on behalf of the chiefs and residents of the Ahafo region, said the population was extremely grateful to the government for the efforts it made. deploys to realize his dream of creating an administrative region.