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Dambai named capital of Oti region
President of the republic, His Excellency, President Nana Akufo-Addo has named Dambai as the regional capital for the newly created Oti Region.

Date Created : 2/15/2019 8:48:26 AM : Story Author : Emmanuel Frimpong/Ghanadistricts.com

The President made the announcement today at the Jubilee House after signing and presenting the Constitutional Instrument (CI 112) to officially signify the creation of the region.

The Oti region was carved from the Volta region and the last of the newly created regions bringing the number of regions to 16.

Speaking at the event, President Akufo-Addo commended the people of Oti for voting massively on the referendum day to make ensure the creation of the new region.

He noted that government has allocated GHs 20 million seed money for the provision of infrastructure to enable Western North region take off smoothly.