The Savannah region will benefit from its deposits of natural resources – Akufo-Addo

General News on Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Source: kasapafmonline.com

2019-02-12

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, badured the leaders, leaders and people of the new Savannah region that his administration would ensure that the region benefits from the natural resource deposits of their lands under its mandate. President of the Republic.

In his speech to announce the signing and presentation of the Constitutional Instrument (IC) 115, the instrument of attestation, at the Jubilee House court, President Akufo Addo stated that "All those visiting the northern region, particularly the newly created Savannah region, will testify to the fact that it is characterized by poor road networks, inadequate health, education and telecommunication infrastructure, sanitation and "Insufficient water supply, among other things.You will not go wrong if you describe the Savannah region as the least developed part of the northern region." The President added that "The irony in all of this is that the Savannah area is blessed with an abundance of natural resources, and my party, the New Patriotic Party and I, are determined to do something about it. "

Motivational factors for creating new regions

The President also observed that, throughout his political life, he had visited many parts of the country as many times as another politician and that it had become apparent that one of the The fundamental demands of the Ghanaian people were: to live in a flourishing economy offering opportunities to all. This demand from the Ghanaian population, he said, he explains, is the motivation that motivated the creation of six additional regions in order to deepen the process of decentralization and even the distribution of the country's resources.

Suzerain of the Gonja Kingdom

In a speech read on his behalf by Tulewewura RS Issahaka, the lord of the Gonja Kingdom, Yagbonwura Tuntumba Boresa Jakpa Sulemana, said the people of the Savannah area were eternally grateful to the president for the bold and courageous decision to unleash the war. Article 5 of the Constitution of the Republic of 1992 for the first time under the Fourth Republic which resulted in the creation of the Savannah region. He promised that he and his subjects will support all government efforts to develop the Savannah region.

Regional Capital and Minister

In his address, President Akufo Addo said that he had appointed Northern Minister Salifu Sa-eed as Acting Minister for the region, until the end of his term. he appoints a substantive minister from the Northeast region. In addition, President Akufo Addo announced that Damongo had been chosen as regional capital of the Savannah region.

Processes leading to the creation of new regions

In accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, on June 26, 2017, President Akufo Addo returned petitions from the West, Volta, Asafo and North Regions to the State Council. On August 15, 2017, after a thorough review of the issue, the State Council unanimously recommended the President to create a demand and a substantial demand for the creation of new regions. The State Council advised the president to continue the process of creating new regions.

On Thursday, October 19, 2017, by its Constitutional Act number 105 published in the Official Journal on October 12, 2017, the President appointed a nine-member Inquiry Commission, chaired by the retired Supreme Court Justice, the Judge Brobbery SA. On June 27, 2018, the inquiry commission presented its report to the president, recommending the creation of six additional regions out of the existing ten (10).

President Akufo Addo then submitted the decision of the Inquiry Commission to the Electoral Commission (EC) to start the referendum process in the recommended places. On December 27, 2018, the EC proceeded in the same way with the six regions that voted "yes" for the creation of new regions.