Publish 6 Regions Report …Nana Orders Information Ministry

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has instructed the Ministry of Information to take steps to publish the 398-page report of the Brobbey Commission that inquired into the creation of new regions in 2018.

The Supreme Court last week rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of the process initiated by the President upon receipt of petitions for the creation of six (6) new regions.

The process of creating the new regions was initiated in accordance with Article 5 of the 1992 constitution which does not provide for the publication of the report of the commission of Inquiry.

At a media briefing in Accra yesterday , the Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said the provision in Article 5 of the 1992 constitution should not be “confused with Article 278 on commissions which require a mandatory publication of the report of the commission.”

Mr Oppong Nkrumah said that notwithstanding, President Akufo-Addo has, however, instructed that “in accordance with his firm views on transparency the report should be published in full.”In an instruction note to the Ministry of Information, which Mr Oppong Nkrumah read at the press briefing, President Akufo-Addo states: “…that the dictates of good governance and transparency in the public space of a functioning democracy should lead me to authorize, prior to the planned referenda by the Electoral Commission on 27th December 2018, the publication of the Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Creation of New Regions”.

Mr Oppong Nkrumah said in the coming week, the Ministry of Information in accordance with The President’s instructions will publish the report in full on the government online portal www.ghana.gov.gh as well as on our social media handles.

It will also be made available at the Ghana Publishing Company for the hard copy purchase. The President will also tour the Greater Accra Region this week from Tuesday, December 4, 2018 and commission 10 different projects.

The Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah who made this known at a media briefing on Sunday said the three-day tour

The tour which will end on Thursday, December 6, 2018. according to the Minister of Information was in line with President Akufo-Addo’s commitment to pay working visits to all regions every year.

President Akufo-Addo has already visited all the nine other regions this year.

On each tour, the President makes time to interact with chiefs and people, key stakeholders in the region as well as the Regional Security Councils.

He also uses the opportunity to inspect on-going works across various sectors and commissions completed projects.

This week’s tour in Greater Accra will take President Akufo-Addo to Krowor, Tema East, La Dadekotopon, Korley Klottey, Adentan, Okaikoi South, Odododiodoo, Ablekuma South, Ablekuma Central, Anya Sowutuom and Bortianor/Ngleshie/Amanfro.

As part of his tour, Nana Akufo-Addo will inspect ongoing projects under the One District-One Factory programme such as Entrance Pharmaceuticals and Research Centre, Sunda, and Everpure.

In the Greater Accra Region, he will be commissioning and inspecting 10 major projects as part of his tour.