The Eastern Youth Development Association, a dedicated youth group from the Eastern Region, has officially declared its strong support for the creation of a new region from the existing Eastern Region. The group believes that this move, strongly advocated by local chiefs and traditional leaders, will significantly accelerate development in the area.
The Eastern Region’s vast land size of 19,323 square kilometers, which represents 8.1% of Ghana’s total land area, is one of the key factors supporting the call for a new region. The region also has a population of over 3 million people, making it the third most populous region in the country. Despite this, many parts of the region face challenges in accessing essential services, such as healthcare and education, due to the distance from the regional capital.
Additionally, while the Eastern Region contributes greatly to the national economy through its natural resources, agriculture, tourism, and human resources, there is still a noticeable gap in development. Many areas lack quality healthcare, clean drinking water, electricity, and economic opportunities, which the group believes can be addressed more effectively with the creation of a new region.
The Eastern Youth Development Association sees the creation of a new region as a crucial step toward improving infrastructure and reducing poverty in the area. By doing so, they aim to bridge the development gap between the various districts and the regional capital, ultimately bringing more opportunities and better living conditions to the people.
The group is calling on all political parties and their candidates to support this initiative. They have proposed a name for the new region and identified 16 districts that could be included. The association is urging all citizens and stakeholders to unite and work together to make this dream a reality, as it will benefit everyone in the long run.
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FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE CREATION OF A NEW REGION OUT OF THE EASTERN REGION
The Eastern Youth Development Association a youth group from the Eastern has officially announced it unwavering support to the call by the chiefs and traditional leaders for the creation of a new region from the Eastern Region.
As a Youth group with the main objective of championing the development of the region we believe it is a right call to bringing massive development to the region. Several facts about the Eastern region support this call, these include; 1. Land Size. With a land size of Nineteen Thousand, Three Huridred and Twenty Three square kilometres $(19,323 km 2)$ representing $( 8 . 1 \% )$ ) Ithe total land size of the Ghana. 2. Population. The region has a total population of $2,925,653$ representing $8.9 \%$ of Ghana’s population with an estimated annual growth rate of $0.98 \%$ sirce 2010 per the 2021 Population and housing census making it the third most populous region in Ghana with an estimated population of 3 Million and above $(3,012,512)$. 3. Contribution to National Economy. Endowed with numerous natural resources, agriculture, tourism and it human resource, the regions contribution to the national cake is unarguable. 4. Difficulty in Recelving Certain Services. Due to the sparsely nature of he various districts from the capital, it makes it somehow cumbersome when certain services are needed urgently for instance in healthcare service with the only referral health facility in the capital, in education and other services. 5. Very limited Development.
It is certain the clear mismatch considering the size of and the population in the region with the development we see in the region, lack of quality healthcare, portable drinking water, electricity as well as economic opportunities and job for the people. As agent for development in the region, we strongly believe that the carving of a new region from the Eastern region will immensely contribute to the socio economic development of the people in the new region and go a long way to help alleviate poverty by bridging the gap between the districts and the regional capital with additional development in infrastructure.
We are petitioning all the aspirants of the various political parties with a proposed name and sixteen (16) districts to cover the new region showing our full commitment to achieving this objective. We therefore, call on all citizens and stakeholders of the proposed new region to rally greatly behind this dream and making it a reality.
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