Oti Region
Western North Region | |
|---|---|
| Région Oti | |
 Location of Oti Region in Ghana | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Capital | Dambai |
| Districts | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Regional Minister | Kwasi Owusu Yeboah[1] |
| Time zone | GMT |
| Area code | 031 |
The Oti Region is one of the six newly created regions of Ghana.[2][3][4] The region will have administrative and governmental legislature like any of the ten already existing regions in Ghana. The region will be carved out of the northern part of the Volta Region and will be in fulfillment of a campaign promise made by New Patriotic Party. Prior to the 2016 Ghanaian general election, the then candidate Nana Akufo-Addo declared that when elected, he would explore the possibility of creating new regions out of some of the existing regions in Ghana in order to bring government closer to citizens.
History
The execution of plans for the creation of the regions was seeded to the newly created Ministry of Regional Reorganization and Development[5] which is under the leadership of Hon. Dan Botwe. Government of Ghana ministry charged with the responsibility of supervising the creation of new regions in Ghana.[5] In March 2017, the ministry sent the blue print for the creation of the region along with others to the Council of State. The council met over 36 times from the time of submission to August 2017.[6] The final stage for the creation of the region was decided through a referendum by the people within the catchment of the new region.[7] A referendum on 27 December 2018[8] approved the creation of Oti Region. On election day, 323,708 out of 366,481 (88.33% voter turnout) registered voters cast their votes. A total of 319,296 (98.64 per cent) voted Yes and 2,878 voted No (0.89 per cent) while the number of rejected ballots was 951 (0.24 per cent).[9][10][11]
Capital
Districts
| District | Capital | District Chief Executive |
|---|---|---|
| Biakoye District | Nkonya Ahenkro | Comfort Attah |
| Jasikan District | Jasikan | Lawrence Aziale |
| Kadjebi District | Kadjebi | Michael Kofi Asiedu |
| Krachi East District | Dambai | Patrick Jilima |
| Krachi Nchumuru District | Chindiri | Augustine Appiah |
| Krachi West District | Kete Krachi | Douglas Osei-Nti |
| Nkwanta North District | Kpassa | Jakayi Jackson |
| Nkwanta South District | Nkwanta | John Tarsun |
Proposed District
It is expected that the largely Guan speaking people inhabiting areas like Likpe, Santrokofi, Akpafu and Lolobi located administratively within the Hohoe Municipality in the Volta Region will be made a district.
Geography and climate
Location and size
The Oti Region is bordered on the north by the Northern region, to the south by the Volta Region, and to the west by the Volta Lake. It has 8 districts.
Climate and vegetation
The Oti Region is much drier than southern areas of Ghana, due to its proximity to the Sahel, and the Sahara. The vegetation consists predominantly of grassland, especially savanna with clusters of drought-resistant trees such as baobabs or acacias. Between December and April is the dry season. The wet season is between about July and November with an average annual rainfall of 750 to 1050 mm (30 to 40 inches). The highest temperatures are reached at the end of the dry season, the lowest in December and January. However, the hot Harmattan wind from the Sahara blows frequently between December and the beginning of February. The temperatures can vary between 14 °C (59 °F) at night and 40 °C (104 °F) during the day.
Tourism & Parks
References
- ^ http://ghana.gov.gh/index.php/governance/regional-ministers
- ^ "It's Dambai, Sefwi Wiawso for Oti, Western North". www.ghanaweb.com.
- ^ "Commission of enquiry on creation of new regions commences work - Ghana News". Ghana News. 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ^ "CREATION OF NEW ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS—COUNCIL OF STATE RECOMMENDS COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY - Government of Ghana". www.ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ^ a b online, myjoy. "2nd Ministerial list out: Akufo-Addo creates new ministries, re-aligns old". myjoyonline.com. myjoyonline. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Council of State met 36 times on new Regions - Nana Otuo Siriboe II". GhanaCrusader.com - Latest News in Ghana and Beyond. 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ^ ""Creation Of New Region In Your Hands" – President Akufo-Addo To Nayiri – The Presidency, Republic of Ghana". presidency.gov.gh. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ^ "Referendum: Massive YES votes for 6 new regions | General News 2018-12-28". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ "All six proposed regions meet constitutional threshold requirements – EC". Ghana Business News. 29 December 2018.
- ^ Zurek, Kweku. "CONFIRMED: Results of the 2018 Referendum on new regions". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ "Referendum: 6 new regions get massive 'YES' votes". www.pulse.com.gh. 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
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