A youth wing of the Volta Regional branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has dared President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to demonstrate how genuine its quest to split the region is and how it could be successful.
In a press statement signed by its regional youth organiser, Egypt Kobla Kudoto and copied to the DAILY HERITAGE in Ho, the wing condemned the back-stabbing attitude of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), adding that their posture was a clear manifestation of the government’s double standard.
The youth claimed that the decision to carve Oti Region out of the Volta Region without providing a definite date makes the action of the government makes the government’s acclaimed commitment to the decentralization process suspicious.
It stated further that the decision of President Akufo-Addo to ignore the Volta Region in the creation of new assemblies was a sad day for the people of the region, especially the youth, who had great expectations when the NPP administration gave the signal of its intention to create new assemblies.
“It would be recalled that the government recently created additional 38 new Municipal, Metropolitan and District Assemblies bringing the number to 254 from the previous 216 but Volta was left out. At the time all other regions were in jubilant mood following the birth of the new assemblies, the story in the Volta Region was one of wailing, crying and gnashing of teeth.
The statement added that the deliberate decision by the government not to give even a single new assembly to Volta Region was an unfortunate development that could not be glossed over.
Deputy Regional Minister hit back
But the Deputy Volta Regional Minister, Maxwell Kofi Blagodzie, however hit back at the NDC youth wing, saying “they would be in a deceitful era for long” and urged young men who find themselves in politics to do their best to refrain from misleading their followers.
“Government is not imposing the creation of Oti Region in the Northern part of Volta on the people. It was a legitimate request that has been long-standing in the eras of successive governments, including the two NDC administrations.”
Mr Blagodzie saw those youths, chiefs and agitators from the south against the process as brothers and sister and expected them to identify with the process rather than sabotaging it to satisfy their interest.
On the suggestion of naming the yet-to-be created region as Northen Volta, the Deputy Volta Regional Minister said it could only be welcomed if everything points to genuine intentions such as all the stakeholders joining the government in its quest for the new region, which is meant for accelerated development.
He urged the people not to see the government’s intention as a partisan move but wholeheartedly embrace it and see it as a development agenda.
Source: Daily Heritage
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Who are you for the government to show you what some Ghanaians are demanding ?do you hold the destiny of those in the Volta North?if you are their masters, they have realized they are being cheated so need their independence and what's your problem? Madam Adwoa Ntoso, Dr Obed Asamoah and all the mps from the Volta North who are also ndc members are asking for their separate region and what's your problem? Why don't you go to them and tell them to change their minds but beating about the buusssh, with this nons*nse or you think you have control over the government like you have on the Volta north? NPP government is mo respecter of persons, you are on the wrong move! Your intimidating request is annoying and st*pid. The government has a mandate with the good people of Ghana and will listen to them not some ha*teful and env*ous elements. Our country must be built and our people must feel the progress and prosperity for all not some people who feel better than others. Give us a brrrrrrreak! Long live Oti Region# we can't wait to see that dream come true!
What is their problem at all! Why are they scared to blame those who wrote the petition but blaming those who received the petition? As long as you want to be heard so are those who wrote the petition for seperation,so whether you like it or not the Akans and Guans in the Northern Volta are not ewes so will get their region that's all! Give us reasons why you think those people shouldn't be independed?give reasons why those areas shouldn't be developed, bring out reasons why they too don't deserve the national cake but ewes must control their destiny? Explain to us why the Norther Volta don't deserve prosperity, tell us why the Northern Volta don't need help? If you have anything go to them and ask them not to vote or vote ' NO' for this government will do whatever the constitution demands, and you can't give us a new version of the constitution. OTI REGION NOW, OTI REGION A MUST, OTI REGION FOR PROSPERITY & PROGRESS # OTI REGION DESERVE BETTER # GOD BLESS OTI REGION!
JESUS ONCE SAID TO A TOWN IN ISRAEL, WE PLAY THE TRUMPET YOU DID NOT DANCE. WE SANG A DIRGE AND YOU DID NOT MOURN. DISTRICTS WERE CREATED YOU COMPLAIN THAT YOU ARE LEFT OUT. IN FACT SOME PLACE WERE RAISED TO MUNICIPALITIES, SO IT IS NOT TRUE YOU WERE LEFT OUT. NOW NEW REGIONS ARE CREATED. YOU ARE INCLUDED AND YOU STILL COMPLAINING. WHAT SHOULD WE DO WITH YOU, ANWONAFUO.
both Nana Addo and Mahama are stuppppidddd leaders and are destroying Ghana with their foooooooooooooolishness