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Minister for Local Government and Rural Development – Daniel Kwaku Botwe
December 14, 2021
The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development Daniel Kwaku Botwe has said before the Bole District can be elevated to Municipal Assembly it needs to meet a legal provision and criteria which an area is expected of before it is considered for the creation of a new district or upgraded to a new status.
According to him, Section 1 (2) (a) of the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936) states that the President may by Executive Instrument declare any area within the country to be a district. Section 3 further indicates that, the President shall in the exercise of this power, direct the Electoral Commission to make appropriate recommendations.
Section 1 (4 (a) (b) provides for the conditions under which the Electoral Commission shall make these recommendations to the President – “The Electoral Commission shall before making recommendations to the President under subsection 3 consider the following factors including:
In the case of:
(i) A district, that there 1s a minimum population of seventy-five thousand people;
(ii) A municipality, that there is a minimum of ninety five thousand people;
(iii) A metropolis, that there is a minimum of two hundred and fifty thousand people; and
(b) The geographical contiguity and economic viability of the area, namely, the ability of an area to provide the basic infrastructural and other developmental needs from the monetary and any other resources generated from the area”.
This came to light on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 when Member of Parliament for Bole/Bamboi Yusif Sulemana wanted to know when Bole District would be elevated to a municipal assembly.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com