{"id":2637,"date":"2019-02-15T17:57:33","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T17:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aptnewsghana.com\/?p=2637"},"modified":"2019-02-15T17:57:35","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T17:57:35","slug":"new-regions-dambai-is-capital-of-oti-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aptnewsghana.com\/index.php\/2019\/02\/15\/new-regions-dambai-is-capital-of-oti-region\/","title":{"rendered":"New Regions: Dambai is capital of Oti Region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ghana\n now has 16 administrative regions following the successful presentation\n of the Constitutional Instruments (C.I) that give legal backing for six\n newly created regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On\n Friday, February 15, President Nana Akufo-Addo publicly presented the \nC.I to delegations of chiefs and opinion leaders from the Oti region at a\n ceremony at the Jubilee House, to complete the pack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The  president announced, Dambai as the capital for the last of the six  regions. The North East, Savannah, Bono East, Ahafo and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aptnewsghana.com\/index.php\/2019\/02\/15\/western-north-region-receives-ci-see-photos\/\">Western North  regions<\/a>, received theirs earlier in the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dAamdvW41tg\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dambai<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dambai is located on the eastern coast of the Volta Lake. It is the fastest growing town in the Oti area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because\n of its location on the Volta Lake, which provides fertile land and \nample water, the Dambai area has a variety of animals and plants. The \noutskirts of Dambai contain wild animals such as lions and elephants, \nduikers, cobs, several marine and land snakes such as vipers, and \npythons, and buffalo. Fish in the lake include tilapia, cat fish, Nile \nperch, electric fish, puff fish. There are several types of oysters and \nclams as well as several types of crocodiles including the Nile \ncrocodile<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Economy<br>\nThe town has a vibrant market that falls on Monday and Tuesday to which \nmarket people across the Krachi East District and Togo come to. The \noccupation of the inhabitants is farming and fishing on the River Oti \nwith few inhabitants being employed by offices of the district assembly \nand teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.myjoyonline.com\/photos\/news\/201902\/3333194639947_6464704977710.jpeg\" alt=\"Oti Region CI\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\n comes after the successful referenda held on December 27, 2018, in \naffected areas which saw an overwhelming endorsement of \u2018YES\u2019 for the \ncreation of the new regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of the New regions has a seed capital of GH\u00a220million set aside by the president to facilitate their development agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps\n the most controversial of all the new regions, Oti dominated the news \nfor several weeks due to the strong opposition mounted by residents from\n the southern part of the Volta region from which the Oti has been \ncurved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See more photos below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.myjoyonline.com\/photos\/news\/201902\/4805676847644_4890192724660.jpeg\" alt=\"Oti Region CI\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.myjoyonline.com\/photos\/news\/201902\/8468789948564_2871081745562.jpeg\" alt=\"Oti Region CI\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.myjoyonline.com\/photos\/news\/201902\/8468789948564_2871081745562.jpeg\" alt=\"Oti Region CI\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.myjoyonline.com\/photos\/news\/201902\/9799417688770_2019054107781.jpeg\" alt=\"Oti Region CI\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.myjoyonline.com\/photos\/news\/201902\/9768552424127_4253138960804.jpeg\" alt=\"Oti Region CI\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.myjoyonline.com\/photos\/news\/201902\/9445809705234_8691642953134.jpeg\" alt=\"Oti Region CI\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/myjoyonline.com\">myjoyonline.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Ghana now has 16 administrative regions following the successful presentation of the Constitutional Instruments (C.I) that give legal backing for six newly created regions. 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