The Ministry of Regional Re-organisation is
Government of Ghana
The Government of Ghana was created as a parliamentary democracy, followed by alternating military and civilian governments in Ghana. In January 1993, military government gave way to the Fourth Republic after presidential and parliamentary electi ...
ministry charged with the responsibility of supervising the creation of new regions in Ghana.
The ministry is headed by
Hon. Dan Botwe. It was created in January 2017 by
President Akufo-Addo.
New Regions
President Akufo-Addo promised to split the
Volta region
Volta Region (or Volta) is one of Ghana's sixteen administrative regions, with Ho designated as its capital. It is located west of Republic of Togo and to the east of Lake Volta. Divided into 25 administrative districts, the region is multi-et ...
into two separated regions namely the Volta Region in the South and the Oti Region in the North.
The
Western Region was also to be split into the Western and Western-north regions.
The
Northern Region was to be split into North East, Savannah and the Northern regions. The
Brong Ahafo Region was also to be split into three sections, namely Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Region respectively.
References
Ministries and Agencies of State of Ghana
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