The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has described as unnecessary, the possible creation of new regions in Ghana.
According to him, the country can develop without such new regions.
“Some of us take the view that we can still develop at a faster rate without further bureaucracy, without a bigger government. My personal view honestly, is that we don’t need more regions,” he said on Citi TV’s morning show, Breakfast Daily on Wednesday.
His comment follows a recommendation by the Commission of Inquiry for the creation of six additional regions. The Commission has completed its work and submitted its report to the President.
It recommended the creation of the Western North, Bono East, Ahafo, Savannah, North East, and Oti regions from the Western, Brong Ahafo, Volta and Northern Regions.
But according to Ablakwa, a good economic policy will hasten development more than the creation of the regions.
“What’s going to be the endpoint? We are going to have five northern regions. Remember that, although we had three regions over the last 20 or so years, all our poverty indices still indicate that the three northern regions are still the poorest. That should tell you that there are other factors and there are other things considering. It’s rather about the economic policies, what you fashion out, the vision that you bring to bear as leadership. That is what we need,” he added.
Ablakwa noted that most of the calls of the creation of new regions are as a result of deep-rooted tribalism.
“If you go underneath all these regional debates there are tribalism and ethnocentrism. If you go to the northern territories, underneath this is just tribalism, if you go to Volta Region, it is the same thing.”
Source: citinewsroom.com
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TRIBAL CARD PARTY IS AFRAID OF REMOVING TRIBAL BLOCK IN THE REGIONS. NDC ALWAYS PLAY AND MANIPULATE ON TRIBAL HEGEMONY TO DO PARTY PROPAGANDA? REMOVAL OF TRIBAL BLOCKS WILL TAKE ALL THE MESSAGE OF NDC AWAY FROM THEM
I DONT THINK THIS BOY WITH SHARP TEETH HAS A REASONING CAPACITY. IT WAS IN THEIR MANIFESTO THAT JOHN MAHAMA WAS GOING TO CREATE SIX REGIONS, MR SHARP TEETH WHY DIDNT YOU TALK ABOUT IT THEN.I PRAY YOU LOOSE YOUR SEAT IN 2020 ELECTIONS.
Mr. President eeeeeeeeeeeeeee, creation of regions are not necessary we need jobs, our roads are bad, classrooms and chairs etc.go to some villages and see they dont even have water to drink, electricity etc our country needs development. what is the creation of regions for?? You have soo many things to do
oh ndc i am sorry for you guys,can't you tolerate good governance a bit?
When it was your time it was necessary eh? But dont worry, we will create and create and create and create and create, we will create and create and create.
Is it the case that thre ndc is not comfortable with yet another fulfilled campaign promise? They wish they could say 'oh you guys promised to create new regions but you couldn't do it and that you have deceived the people." Remember the people voted partly because they want a new region and they have gotten it. That is the will of the people. Government if ' of the people, by the people and for the people"
i agree with this.... we will soon have 40 regions...... where will it stop? Ghana is a small country with a very big parliament. We must reduce the number of parliamentary seats to 150 to save money. Most of the MPs are use11ess.
Issah and Yaw, do you guys honestly believe that the creation of new regions will accelerate development? This move is just to score political points. Do you guys know what goes into the administration of one region alone and what structures that are supposed to be put in place for that purpose? Ablakwa is just sharing his opinion with us. Remember, the opinion of only Ablakwa will not change what government plans to do. For me, it is just create, loot and share. Give yourself 10-30 from the day the regions would be created, ans you will not witness any development, even though there will be regional ministers and their deputies, reginal polices commanders and their deputies, regional so, so, and so. Guys you rather should wise up and stop supporting wrongly.
Twerp!
Oh, NDC EVERYONE in NDC is CONFUSED. We do not have short memory as Mahama has said. The NDC also planned to create new regions and was put into their manifesto. CONFUSED, NDC!