President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs to begin processes to upgrade Ho and Hohoe into Metropolitan Assemblies.
He announced this at the sod-cutting ceremony for the Oxygen City Housing Project in Ho in the Volta Region.
According to the President, the decision is part of the government’s plan to deepen decentralisation and added that other districts will also be upgraded in due course.
“Ho and Hohoe have been identified. There are other districts that are going to be upgraded to a municipal status, and it will be announced in due course.
“Let me assure you that the government remains committed to creating the enabling environment that is necessary for planned, transparent, and sustainable urban development.
“As part of the Resetting Agenda, we will deepen reforms in Housing Finance, we will strengthen land administration systems, we will promote credible public-private partnership and we will invest strategically in infrastructure,” he said.
