In view of the many requests the government has received over the past few years to create more districts, the government is putting plans in place to do just that, President John Dramani Mahama has revealed.
Speaking at the inauguration of the Abodoman Senior High School in the Central Region on Monday September 5 as part of his five-day tour of the region, Mr Mahama said: “There are many requests for the establishment of new districts. It is not peculiar to Agona alone; all over the country I have received requests for creation of new districts.”
His comment was a response to a request made by the chief of Agona Nyakrom during the inauguration exercise.
Mr Mahama explained that though the “principal constitutional mandate for creating new districts rests with the Electoral Commission”, it has to work closely with recommendations from the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development.
“I want to assure that districts will be created but in a comprehensive manner. They are not to be created individually on singly. We would look at what the population numbers are in the various districts and those that qualify to be created as new districts will be given new districts and I assure you that when this process takes place, Agona Nyakrom is not going to be left out, I can assure you, Nana,” Mr Mahama added.
Source: Ghana/AccraFM.com
