Akatsi North District with its capital Ave Dakpa was carved from Akatsi and forms part of the new districts and municipalities created in the year 2012 and were inaugurated at their various locations simultaneously on the 28th June, 2012.
The President H.E. J.E.A Mills, by an Executive Instrument (E.I) created 46 new Districts.
All the inaugurated and confirmed MMDAs established are operational with immediate effect hence bringing the total number of MMDAs to 216.
These new creations arose as a result of the large size of some of the then 170 MMDAs which was not one way or the other allowing the government to fully implement its policies of local governance to the benefit of the entire citizenary.
www.ghanadistricts.com in conjunction with this assembly, is in the process of collecting relevant data concerning its location and size; topography and drainage; climate and vegetation; geology and soil; social infrastructure; economy and all that one needs to know about it.
Member of Parliament for Asene Manso Akroso Constituency, Hon. Boateng Owusu Yaw has intensified efforts to ensure a convenient and improved teaching and learning conditions in Asene and its surrounding communities.
Mr James Gunu, President Mahama’s nominee for District Chief Executive (DCE) of Akatsi-North, on Friday said if approved, he would activate local government structures, boost agricultural production and stimulate non-traditional revenue sources to enhance the district’s development.
Four persons out of seven who picked nomination forms to contest the by-election in the Akatsi South constituency, have been vetted at Ho and cleared for the primaries to be held in Akatsi on Saturday, February 5.
Unlike many chief executives of metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies who are hoping to be favoured and retained at their posts following the victory of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Peter Kwasi Nortsu-Kotoe has moved a step further having been elected the Member of Parliament for the Akatsi North constituency.