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Nana Addo promises to create Oti Region
Nana Addo has made two key promises to the chiefs and people of Krachi in the Volta Region.
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On the request for the creation of a new region out of the Volta Region, with the proposed name being the Oti Region, Nana Akufo-Addo stated that “I heard President Mahama say that when Ghanaians give him another 4 years in office, he will create the Oti Region. President Mahama has been in office for 8 years, 4 years as Vice President and 4 years as President, and, yet, he never made statement about the creation of a region, until I talked about the Western North Region.”
Nana Addo was addressing a mini durbar comprising 57 chiefs in the Nkwanta South constituency, during his tour of the constituency, as part of his 5-day tour of the Volta Region.
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Nana Akufo-Addo added that “the proposed Western North region announced by me prompted President Mahama to also promise the creation of 5 more regions. We thank God that he has seen the light.”
He said the creation of a new region will be of immense economic and developmental benefit to the northern and southern parts of the Volta Region, as it will also bring governance to people.
“I assure you that when I win this year’s elections, the creation of the Oti Region will be done. However, what I cannot promise now will be where the capital will be sited. I know the Chiefs of Nkwanta want the capital right here in Nkwanta. What I would ask for is for a consultative process to take place, where we can all sit down and agree, as a people, on what’s best for the new region, in terms of the siting of a capital,” he added.
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Meanwhile, President Mahama has also reiterated his commitment to the creation of a new region of the Volta Region.
According to the President, the process to create the new region, in the Northern part of the Volta Region, will receive great attention in the next government of the NDC.
President Mahama made this known as part of his four-day 2016 electioneering campaign in the region.
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