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About The Savannah Region

The Savannah Region is one of the newest administrative regions of Ghana, created on 15th February 2019 through Constitutional Instrument (CI) 115, following a national referendum and subsequent constitutional amendment. The region was carved out of the former Northern Region as part of the government's decentralisation agenda to bring governance closer to the people and accelerate socio-economic development in the area.

The creation of the region followed a long-standing petition championed by the Gonja Traditional Council, led by the Yagbonwura Tumtumba Boresa Jakpa I, who advocated for the separation of Gonja-dominated territories from the wider Northern Region. A referendum was conducted on 27th December 2018, with an overwhelming 206,350 votes (99.52%) in favour, on a turnout of 81.77%.

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