Obed Asamoah Backs New Oti Region

With barely two months to the referenda for the creation of six additional regions, one of Ghana’s veteran politician and legal luminary, Dr. Obed Asamoah has said the carving out of the Oti region from the Volta region is “long overdue.”

The Agbogbomefia of Asogli State and President of the National House of Chiefs, Togbe Afede XIV accused the Commission of Enquiry set up to investigate the substantial demand for the creation of the new regions of doing a shoddy work, citing disrespect for petitions to extend its public hearings to other parts of the region.

He further alleged of a wrongful and bias interpretation and implementation of the constitution in the creation of the regions to a campaign promise.

Dr. Asamoah who is a native of the yet-to-be established Oti region and the longest serving foreign minister and Attorney General of Ghana under Jerry Rawlings from 1981 to 1997 held a differing opinion.

According to the 82-year-old statesman, the call for the whole region to take part in the referendum for the creation of the Oti region is “legal nonsense.”
“The region is long overdue. Those against it should do so through the ballot box and stop making noise. The suit to let all in the Volta Region vote is legal nonsense,” Dr. Asamoah told journalists.

Legal Nonsense

That notwithstanding, Dr. Asamoah said, “The region is long overdue. Those against it should do so through the ballot box and stop making noise. The suit to let all in the Volta Region vote is legal nonsense.”

The forthcoming exercise has passed all the constitutional and legal tests and enjoys massive support from well-meaning Ghanaians.

The determination of the chiefs and people of the proposed Oti Region to massively back the creation of the new region cannot be downplayed.

Few opponents have resorted to making misleading comments which have exposed their mischief.