General News of Friday, 4 November 2016Source: citifmonline.comNew region will happen in my first 6-months of office – Akufo-AddoNana Addo Dankwa Akufo-AddoThe New Patriotic Party flagbearer for the 2016 general elections, Nana Akufo-Addo, has said that his promise to create a new region from the Western Region, will take place within the first six months if he’s elected as President. Akufo-Addo, who is currently on a 3-day tour of the Western Region, said in an interview on Takoradi-based Skyypower FM, said he is committed to his resolve to split the region into two, to ensure proper development and management of its resources. It is in that context that the Western-north region will be created,” Akufo-Addo noted. He noted that, an NPP government will also consider the creation of the Oti Region in the Volta Region, as part of the restructuring process. “We are looking at the Oti Region in the Volta Region, and the possibility of the Mid-West region; so it is a whole process and we are looking at it,” he said.

Source: GhanaWeb November 04, 2016 20:05 UTC