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Army and police personnel have been deployed to the new town of Nkoranza in the Bono East area, to avoid any possible violence in protest against the declaration of Techiman as capital.
Correspondent of Joy News, Precious Semevor announced that security agents had been deployed in the city after the announcement to make sure no one was doing themselves justice.
He spoke to the Commander of the Divisional Police, Chief Superintendent John Fergusson, who said that their presence was to ensure that law-abiding citizens can perform their normal duties without a struggle.
Techiman also has a fair presence of military and police, said Assistant Defense Minister Derrick Oduro in Joy FM's Top Story.
Oduro, also a member of Nkoranza North, said the decision was a reaction to information gathered by the Security Council that some people may engage in acts of violence.
He added that although the inhabitants of Nkoranza are allowed to feel sad about this fool, they have no legal right to destroy public or private property, as was the case in southern Salaga. essential.
President Akufo-Addo said Techiman, regional capital of Bono East Wednesday
Kintampo, Atebubu and Nkoranza made proposals supported by strong economic arguments, but Techiman, a large market town and one of the two major cities and towns in the region with a population of more than 104,000 people in 2013, won the day and has been declared the capital of the newly created Bono East region.
Some youth groups in Nkoranza had already warned of trouble if the city was forgotten.
But it seems that the president, who has the sole prerogative to decide which city is designated capital of the region, had his own ideas.
He badured that resources would be distributed equitably in all regions to the benefit of residents, adding that no region would be discriminated against.
"The creation of the six new regions offers us the opportunity to better meet the needs of the populations of these new regions through the effective reorganization and distribution of our public services and infrastructure.
"I call you to support the efforts of the government to develop the new regions," he added.
Kintampo City Chief Executive Michael Sarkodie said the city, disappointed, will support Techiman for total development.
"The president has spoken, so we have no problem. We received it in good faith and I will speak to the people of my municipality so that they accept what the president has said so that together we mobilize for development. "
Meanwhile, alleged young MPs from the NPP in the constituency held a press conference, claiming that they had pbaded the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), promising to vote against the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in power.
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