Oti Coordinating Council to start operating next week - Dan Botwe

Minister for Regional Reorganization and Development, Dan Botwe has said that the administrative structure for the newly created Oti Region is ready to start operating next week with over 100 local government staff on standby to be posted to the area.

According to Mr. Botwe, there are seasoned and experienced hands ready to start manning the affairs of the region following the issuance of the Constitutional Instrument (CI) establishing the Oti Region.

A team of three made up of the Minister for Regional Reorganization and Development Dan Botwe, Volta Regional Minister and caretaker Minister for Oti Region, Dr. Archibald Letsa and the head of Local Government Services Ing. Dr. Nana Ato Arthur toured the Oti Regional Capital Dambai, inspecting some facilities earmarked to temporarily host the new Oti Regional Coordinating Council.

The ORCC is expected to start operating from the Krachi East Municipal Assembly’s offices in Dambai in the interim while government readies itself to construct an ultra-modern Coordinating Council.

“We are ready to take off by next week. Processes are underway to recruit some key staff of the Oti Regional Coordinating Council. Now when you fill a form, you can say you are from Oti,” Dan Botwe announced amidst applause from a gathering of Chiefs and people of the Oti Region.

The Director of Local Government, Ing. Dr. Ato Arthur chided the gathering to accept staff from other regions who will be posted to the area.

“Don’t say because we fought for our own region and so it is just our people who must work here. Every Ghanaian is eligible to work here and also because this is a new region, we need experienced hands to nurture this new baby. So if you turn away the matured hands, you’ll not be doing the region any good,” Ing. Dr. Nana Ato Arthur Warned.

Dr. Arthur also assured the Chiefs of government’s readiness to support the new Oti Region in achieving its mandate of bringing government closer to the doorsteps of the people while ensuring the development of the area.

Corroborating the words of Ing. Dr. Arthur, the Minister for Regional Reorganization and Development, Dan Botwe told the gathering that 20 million Ghana Cedis promised all the new regions is ready and will be distributed according to established bureaucracies.

“The 20 million Ghana Cedis is ready but you know how Government monies are sourced. When the new Regional Coordinating Councils are in place and they agree to the order of priorities of the plans …. then they will start accessing the monies. The Ministry of Finance is ready for them,” Dan Botwe told the gathering.

By: Benjamin Aklama | citinewsroom.com | [email protected] | Ghana

Source: citifmonline.com