President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has named Dambai as the capital of the newly created Oti Region.
The President made the announcement Friday, February 15, 2019, at a ceremony to present the Constitutional Instrument 112 (CI 117) which gives the Oti Region legal backing.
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced Sefwi-Wiawso as the capital of the newly created Western North Region
He named Dr. Archibald Letsa, Volta Regional Minister as caretaker Minister for the region until a substantive one is appointed.
This brings to six the presentation of the Constitutional Instruments for the creation of the new regions: Oti, Savannah, North East, Bono East, Western North and the Ahafo regions.
Prior to the announcement by the President, many had tipped the likes of Kete-Krachie or Jasikan to be made the Oti regional capital.
Dambai is located on the eastern coast of the Volta Lake. Is the fastest growing town in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is located in the heart of the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) area.
The town has a vibrant market that falls on Monday and Tuesday to which market people across the Krachi East District and Togo come to. The occupation of the inhabitants is farming and fishing on the River Oti with few inhabitants being employed by offices of the district assembly and teaching.
Dambai has several tourist attractions. The famous of which include the ferry that is used to cross the river. There are also ancestral shrines including the Jabuni, Denteh and Tigare shrines.
Presentation of CI's On New Regions
According to the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, “delegations comprising chiefs and people of the new regions have been invited to the Jubilee House in Accra for the official ceremonies.”
The schedule for presentation was as follows:
Tuesday, 12 February 2019 – North East with Nalerigu as capital Savannah Region with Damongo as capital
Wednesday 13 February 2019 – Bono East with Techiman announced as capital Ahafo with Goaso as capital.
Friday, 15 February 2019 – Western North with Sefwi Wiawso as capital Oti Region with Dambai as capital
The presentation of the CI follows the December 27, 2018 referendum that massively approved the creation of the regions.
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ALL THE NEW REGIONAL CAPITALS WERE SUITABLE AND GREAT CHOICE. THE SELECTION OF NKORANZA EAST WOULD HAVE MADE IT PERFECT, CONSIDERING PLACES IN THAT REGION LIKE YEJI, KWAME DANSO, ATEBUBU AND OTHERS. THOUGH TECHIMAN IS NAMED THE CAPITAL, IT STAND TO REASON THAT IT REMAINS A NOMINAL CAPITAL. FACILITIES INTENDED FOR THAT REGION MUST BE CITED BETWEEN NKORANZA EAST, ATEBUBU AND ABEASE TRIANGULAR ENCLAVE IN ORDER TO BECOME USEFUL AND EASY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL PARTS OF THE REGION AND IN FACT THE NATION. AS GHANA THINKS OF A RAILWAY LINE FROM BOANKRA OR AROUND KUMASI TO TAMALE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO IMAGINE A NEW MODERN CITY TO BE CITED AROUND THE AREA OF PRANG ABEASE AND ATEBUBU. SUCH A CITY CAN EASILY LINKED TO THAT RAILWAY LINE AS WELL AS TO THE VOLTA LAKE. IT CAN ALSO GET A GOO WATER SUPPLY FROM THE LAKE.
SUCH A CITY MUST BE PLANNED IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT CAN QUALIFY TO BECOME A CAPITAL OF ANY NATION.
IF THE NEW REGIONS IS NECESSARY TO DEVELOP THE REJECTED PLACES OF GHANA THEN DAMBAI IS ANOTHER GOOD AND REALISTIC CHOICE. FOR ME THE ONLY ODD OF THE CHOICES IS TECHIMAN. ATEBUBU WOULD HAVE BEEN THE BEST CHOICE. IN VIEW OF THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO AFFIRM IN BONO EAST HIS INTENTION TO DECENTRALISED THE HEADQUARTERS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INTO OTHER PLACES.
Thanu you can move to Keta and enter the sea sef. We do not care. You inward-looking bigots.What at all is it about Volta Region that make you people always sound gymi-gyimi.
This is purely politically motivated. NPP member of parliament is from Dambai. We the people of Akpafu are not going to be included in this region. We want to be where we were (Volta region).
KWEI Mi nye mi de da wo fe nlome. Yakame. Mo fo di fo di
Thamu, pack your utensils and move to Adidome, then. And don’t come back to SALL, Nyebro.
ALL THE NEW REGIONAL CAPITALS WERE SUITABLE AND GREAT CHOICE. THE SELECTION OF NKORANZA EAST WOULD HAVE MADE IT PERFECT, CONSIDERING PLACES IN THAT REGION LIKE YEJI, KWAME DANSO, ATEBUBU AND OTHERS. THOUGH TECHIMAN IS NAMED THE CAPITAL, IT STAND TO REASON THAT IT REMAINS A NOMINAL CAPITAL. FACILITIES INTENDED FOR THAT REGION MUST BE CITED BETWEEN NKORANZA EAST, ATEBUBU AND ABEASE TRIANGULAR ENCLAVE IN ORDER TO BECOME USEFUL AND EASY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL PARTS OF THE REGION AND IN FACT THE NATION. AS GHANA THINKS OF A RAILWAY LINE FROM BOANKRA OR AROUND KUMASI TO TAMALE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO IMAGINE A NEW MODERN CITY TO BE CITED AROUND THE AREA OF PRANG ABEASE AND ATEBUBU. SUCH A CITY CAN EASILY LINKED TO THAT RAILWAY LINE AS WELL AS TO THE VOLTA LAKE. IT CAN ALSO GET A GOO WATER SUPPLY FROM THE LAKE. SUCH A CITY MUST BE PLANNED IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT CAN QUALIFY TO BECOME A CAPITAL OF ANY NATION.
IF THE NEW REGIONS IS NECESSARY TO DEVELOP THE REJECTED PLACES OF GHANA THEN DAMBAI IS ANOTHER GOOD AND REALISTIC CHOICE. FOR ME THE ONLY ODD OF THE CHOICES IS TECHIMAN. ATEBUBU WOULD HAVE BEEN THE BEST CHOICE. IN VIEW OF THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO AFFIRM IN BONO EAST HIS INTENTION TO DECENTRALISED THE HEADQUARTERS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INTO OTHER PLACES.
Thanu you can move to Keta and enter the sea sef. We do not care. You inward-looking bigots.What at all is it about Volta Region that make you people always sound gymi-gyimi.
This is purely politically motivated. NPP member of parliament is from Dambai. We the people of Akpafu are not going to be included in this region. We want to be where we were (Volta region).