{"id":450154,"date":"2017-12-26T09:40:22","date_gmt":"2017-12-26T09:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/26\/mass-opposition-hits-volta-region-split\/"},"modified":"2017-12-26T09:40:22","modified_gmt":"2017-12-26T09:40:22","slug":"mass-opposition-hits-volta-region-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/26\/mass-opposition-hits-volta-region-split\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass opposition hits Volta Region split"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/47113278.295.jpg\" alt=\"Ghana Map2 Showing Volta Region\" title=\"Ghana Map2 Showing Volta Region\" width=\"295\" height=\"212\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>A group has vowed to resist government&#8217;s attempt to split the Volta Region<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1514281222_705_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> A group calling itself Concerned Volta Youth have rejected moves by the Government to split the Volta region into two.<\/p>\n<p>According to the group, the attempts by the Nana Addo led administration is politically motivated to weaken the stronghold of the opposition National Democratic Congress.<\/p>\n<p>They have however vowed to resist the move by the government.<\/p>\n<p>Generally, chiefs in the northern part of the Volta Region are pushing for the split, but those in the southern part disagree.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, MPs from the Volta region are calling for calm among residents.<\/p>\n<p>A commission set up by President Akufo-Addo to shepherd the creation of the new regions is currently studying petitions for and against the move.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group has vowed to resist government&#8217;s attempt to split the Volta Region A group calling itself Concerned Volta Youth have rejected moves by the Government to split the Volta region into two. 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