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President\u00a0Nana Akufo-Addo, has indicated that it is only fitting that Government helps to facilitat"},"modified":"2019-02-15T19:48:26","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T19:48:26","slug":"govt-will-help-accelerate-devt-of-ahafo-region-akufo-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/02\/15\/govt-will-help-accelerate-devt-of-ahafo-region-akufo-addo\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cGov\u2019t will help accelerate dev\u2019t of Ahafo Region\u2019 \u2013 Akufo-Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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President\u00a0Nana Akufo-Addo, has indicated that it is only fitting that Government helps to facilitate the accelerated development of the Ahafo Region, a region with considerable deposits of natural resources.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

According to President Akufo-Addo, \u201cwith the Ahafo Region home to large deposits of gold, diamond, iron-ore and bauxite, and with significant percentage of the nation\u2019s food produce coming from here, the potential for development clearly exists.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

He indicated that, with the creation of the Ahafo Region, \u201cResidents of Ahafo are of the firm belief that there would be better access to government institutions, better population-to-service ratios, enhanced employment and increased socio-economic activities, and increased investment opportunities.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

President Akufo-Addo made this known on Wednesday, February 13,\u00a0when he presented the Constitutional Instrument (C.I. 114) signifying the creation of the Ahafo Region. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Addressing the gathering, made up of Chiefs, elders and members from the new Region, President Akufo-Addo noted that, within one week of the declaration of the Referendum in Ahafo, he constituted a 7-member Government Committee, chaired by the Minister for Regional Re-organisation and Development, Hon. Dan Botwe, MP, to plan and oversee the rapid development of the Ahafo Region, and the five other newly-created regions. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the President\u2019s 2019 Budget Statement, an amount of GH\u00a220 million has been allocated as seed capital for the smooth takeoff of the Ahafo Region,\u201d the President added.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The President told the gathering that, until the appointment of a substantive Regional Minister for Ahafo, he has asked the current Regional Minister for Brong-Ahafo, Hon. Evans Opoku-Bobie, MP for Asunafo North, to act as caretaker Minister. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGoaso has also been chosen as the capital of the Ahafo Region. I want to assure residents of the Region, however, that Government projects and structures will be equitably spread across the Region,\u201d he added. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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