{"id":363139,"date":"2017-10-19T13:07:53","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T13:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=363139"},"modified":"2017-10-19T13:07:53","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T13:07:53","slug":"commission-of-enquiry-for-new-regions-inaugurated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/commission-of-enquiry-for-new-regions-inaugurated\/","title":{"rendered":"Commission of Enquiry for new regions inaugurated"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Akufo-Addo administration is advancing plans to create three new regions with the inauguration of a nine-member Commission of Enquiry, to collate views that will lead to carving out new regions from existing ones.<\/p>\n
President Nana Akufo-Addo inaugurated the commission on Thursday morning, which will be chaired by\u00a0retired Supreme Court Justice, Stephen Allan Brobbey.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”Mciu07kHSUV1cBAaGO4ht33diolWZ5Sb”]They are expected to conduct consultative sessions leading to referenda for the creation of the regions.<\/p>\n
The attempts to create new regions are in fulfillment of the New Patriotic Party’s campaign promise to carve new regions out of the Brong Ahafo, Western, Northern and Volta Regions.<\/p>\n
In line with the Constitution, the Council of State had unanimously informed the President that there was a substantial demand for the creation of new regions, and therefore advised\u00a0him to appoint a Commission of Enquiry \u201cto inquire into the need, and to make recommendations on all the factors involved in the creation of the new regions.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Commission of Enquiry will now begin the process of collating views for the creation of the proposed three new regions.<\/p>\n
The Commission, upon the assumption of office, will tour the Volta, Western, Northern and the Brong Ahafo Regions, to solicit the views of residents on the creation of the new regions.<\/p>\n
The Commission\u2019s recommendations will subsequently be handed over to the Electoral Commission to organize the\u00a0referenda on the matter.<\/p>\n
50 percent of persons living within the proposed areas will be required to endorse the proposal for new regions, then\u00a0the\u00a0process of creating the new regions will begin.<\/p>\n
Desire of the people<\/strong><\/p>\n Speaking during the inauguration, President Akufo-Addo said this endeavor was in response to calls from citizens in these regions for decentralization\u00a0to spark development.<\/p>\n “It has become clear to me that one of the most fundamental demands of our people is to live in a thriving economy which provides opportunities for all. The desire has found expression in several forms. One such form is for the re-organisation of our regional governance structure to enable government come closer to the people and thereby facilitate the rapid development of our nation and its economy.\u201d<\/p>\n He also reminded that the demand for the creation of new regions is not a partisan issue, as they were made to other political leaders.<\/p>\n