Offinso North district with its capital Akomadan forms part of the new districts and municipalities created last year by the President, JA Kufuor were inaugurated at their various locations simultanously on the 29th of February 2008.
The President by an Executive Instrument (E.I) created 27 new Districts, 4 Municipalities, Upgraded 26 existing Districts and 2 existing Municipalities.
All the inaugurated and confirmed MMDAs established are operational with immediate effect hence bringing the total number of MMDAs to 169.
These new creation arose as a result of the large size of some of the then 138 MMDAs which was not one way or the other allowing the government to fully implement its policies of local governance to the benefit of the entire citizenary.
www.ghanadistricts.com in conjunction with this assembly, is in the process of collecting relevant data concerning its location and size; topography and drainage; climate and vegetation; geology and soil; social infrastructure; economy and all that one needs to know about it.
The Offinso North District Assembly has secured a GH ¢2.5 billion Korean grant to embark on a massive irrigation of the growing Tomato cultivation in the district.
Three schools in Offinso North District have been presented with 30 laptop computers to aid the teaching and learning of Information Communication Technology (ICT).
The police at Akomadan in the Offinso North District have mounted a search for a group of armed criminals, suspected to have escaped with gunshot wounds after they engaged them in fierce gun battle.
Dr Kwaku Agyemang Mensah, the Ashanti Regional Minister, has appealed to metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies in the region to strive to keep balance in the distribution of development projects to help reduce tension and agitations among the people.
Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Constituency Chairman for Kwabre West, has called for a total team work and unity in the party as it prepares for next year’s general elections.
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