Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Vice-President and flag bearer of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, will unveil his campaign team for the 2024 general election today, Monday, February 19, 2024. This is expected to be done at the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) and National Council (NC) meeting to be held […]
Tag: Dan Botwe
Govt to revisit election of MMDCEs — Botwe
The Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLGDRD), Dan Botwe, has expressed the government’s desire to revisit the unfinished agenda towards legal reforms to facilitate the election of metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs). He said the political decentralisation reform with proposed amendment of Articles 243 and 55(3) of the 1992 Constitution, […]
MMDCEs nominees list of 260: 38 women made it
The Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Mr Dan Botwe, on Sunday afternoon, September 19, 2021, released the list of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) nominees by President Akufo-Addo. The list contains 260 MMDCEs to head the 260 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the 16 political administrative regions of […]
Just in: Akufo Addo appoints new regional Ministers and deputy regional Ministers for six new regions
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has appointed Ministers Designate and their deputies for the six newly created regions. The president who has presented the names to parliament for consideration names Dr Evelyn Ama Kumi Richardson as the Minister for the Bono Region, and her deputy as Mr. Siaka Stevens, a Member of Parliament. Mr. […]
Outdooring of 6 new regions and their regional capitals begins today at Jubilee House
Government will outdoor the six newly created regions at the Jubilee House beginning today, February 12, 2019 according deputy Regional reorganization Minister Martin Adjei Mensah-Korsah. According to the deputy Minister, a series of activities have been lined up to ensure that the outdooring of the new regions and their regional capitals is done devoid of […]
Dan Botwe urges calm as siting of regional capitals for newly created regions begin
Ahead of the siting of regional capitals for the 6 newly created regions, the Minister for Regional reorganization, Dan Kweku Botwe is urging calm from the various interest groups, to allow for the best decisions to be arrived at. According to him, the Ministry is having the benefit of hindsight with the creation of new […]
Details: See the proposed regional capitals of the 6 newly created regions here
Reliable information available to BestNewsGH.com has revealed that government has already settled on the regional capitals of the 6 newly created regions. In a proposed list available to this website, the North-East region is to have its capital in either Nalerigu or Walewale. The Western North Region will have Bibiani as its regional capital while […]
Togbe Afede vs. Gov’t: Togbe Afede is part of the shoddy work, he was part of every process-Dan Botwe hits back
Minister for regional reorganization and development, Dan Kwaku Botwe has jabbed the paramount chief of the Asogli Traditional Area and President of the National House of Chiefs, Togbe Afede, saying the traditional ruler who has on several occasions criticized the commission instituted to meet stakeholders to iron out modalities that will lead to the creation […]