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General News on Wednesday, January 16th, 2019
Source: Abraham Ananpansah
2019-01-16
Chiefs and people of Gonjaland
The lord of the Gonja Kingdom, Yagbonwura Sulemana Jakpa Tutumba I, has made Damongo the ultimate choice of the regional capital of the Savannah region, soon to be proclaimed.
In a speech read on his behalf at the first post-referendum forum held on Saturday morning in Damongo, he unambiguously declared that Damongo was the ultimate choice of the region as the regional capital of the Savannah region, despite differing views. expressed in various fields on the subject.
Alhaji Sadik Nyari, land economist and former chairman of the land commission, said in part of his speech: "We have seen the various views expressed in the various areas of the capital of the region. from Savannah. to declare without hesitation that DAMONGO is our choice as the regional capital of the savannah ".
The declaration of Yagbonwura alleviates the issue after weeks of struggles between the young people of Damongo and Salaga for the choice of the location of the regional capital.
In the meantime, Ananpansah B Abraham of Ghanaweb understood that the people of Salaga, who had initially designated Damongo as regional capital of the Savannah region during the hearing of Justice Brobbeys' inquiry commission, were turned around and fired at the regional capital. as a means of pressure for various regional appointments.
L 'Overlord hinted that he intended to send a high level delegation to His Excellency the President to thank him for fulfilling his promise to the people of Gonjaland during the creation of the Savannah region and called on the Minister of the Northern Region to facilitate the trip.
He revealed that the idea of requesting a region, which dates back to a meeting held from 18 to 19 April 1981, received a thunderous applause when it was first mentioned, but that the people present could hardly have envisioned the joy we have. aujourd & # 39; hui.
He invited all well-meaning Gonjalanders and technocrats to think collectively, to refine ideas, to formulate a realistic framework, and to chart a new path for bringing the required development to the people of the Savannah region.
The forum, organized under the theme "Harnessing Development Potential through Unity in Diversity", brought together leading political figures from Gonjaland, leaders, youth groups and the media.
The government has already set up a committee to develop development plans for the new regions after the mbadive unanimous endorsement received in the six areas that it is proposed to split from the ten existing regions when of the referendum of December 27, 2017.
A total of 120 million Ghanaian cedis was also allocated in the Government's budget and economic policy for 2019 to the six regions as seed capital.
Each region would receive 20 million Ghanaian cedis for critical infrastructure to allow the new regions to take off smoothly.
The results of referendums being favorable, Article 5 (8) of the 1992 Constitution enjoins the government to promulgate a constitutional instrument giving effect to the results of referendums on the creation of new regions.
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