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Oti Region
The Oti Region is one of the six newly created regions of Ghana and was carved out of the Volta Region in December 2018. This followed the campaign promise of Nana Akufo-Addo to create new regions in order to bring governance closer to the people. The region was inaugurated on May 14, 2019 with Dambai as its capital.
The execution of plans for the creation of the regions was ceded to the newly created Ministry of Regional Reorganization and Development which is under the leadership of Hon. Dan Botwe. Government of Ghana ministry charged with the responsibility of supervising the creation of new regions in Ghana. In March 2017, the ministry sent the blue print for the creation of the region along with others to the Council of State. The council met over 36 times from the time of submission to August 2017. The final stage for the creation of the region was decided through a referendum by the people within the catchment of the new region. A referendum on 27 December 2018 approved the creation of Oti Region. On election day, 323,708 out of 366,481 (88.33% voter turnout) registered voters cast their votes. A total of 319,296 (98.64 per cent) voted Yes and 2,878 voted No (0.89 per cent) while the number of rejected ballots was 951 (0.24 per cent).
In the Oti Region of Ghana, the major languages spoken include French, English, Guan, Twi (a dialect of Akan), and Ewe, with other languages like Dagbani, Dagaare, Konkomba, Kotokoli, Nawdm, Hausa, Kabre and Akposso are also present.
French: A member of the Romance languages, all communities in this region spoke this language.
English: A member of the Germanic languages, it is the official language of Ghana.
Guan: The Guan-speaking tribes include Krachi, Nchumuru/Chonke, Buem, Nkonya, Asante, Akyode, Adele, and Ntrobo.
Twi (Akan): It encompasses the Fante and Twi dialects, is spoken by a significant portion of the population and is considered a lingua franca in the Oti Region.
Ewe: Ewe is spoken by communities along the Volta Lake and also extends into Togo and Benin.
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Oti Region
The Oti Region is one of the six newly created regions of Ghana and was carved out of the Volta Region in December 2018. This followed the campaign promise of Nana Akufo-Addo to create new regions in order to bring governance closer to the people. The region was inaugurated on May 14, 2019 with Dambai as its capital.
The execution of plans for the creation of the regions was ceded to the newly created Ministry of Regional Reorganization and Development which is under the leadership of Hon. Dan Botwe. Government of Ghana ministry charged with the responsibility of supervising the creation of new regions in Ghana. In March 2017, the ministry sent the blue print for the creation of the region along with others to the Council of State. The council met over 36 times from the time of submission to August 2017. The final stage for the creation of the region was decided through a referendum by the people within the catchment of the new region. A referendum on 27 December 2018 approved the creation of Oti Region. On election day, 323,708 out of 366,481 (88.33% voter turnout) registered voters cast their votes. A total of 319,296 (98.64 per cent) voted Yes and 2,878 voted No (0.89 per cent) while the number of rejected ballots was 951 (0.24 per cent).
In the Oti Region of Ghana, the major languages spoken include French, English, Guan, Twi (a dialect of Akan), and Ewe, with other languages like Dagbani, Dagaare, Konkomba, Kotokoli, Nawdm, Hausa, Kabre and Akposso are also present.
French: A member of the Romance languages, all communities in this region spoke this language.
English: A member of the Germanic languages, it is the official language of Ghana.
Guan: The Guan-speaking tribes include Krachi, Nchumuru/Chonke, Buem, Nkonya, Asante, Akyode, Adele, and Ntrobo.
Twi (Akan): It encompasses the Fante and Twi dialects, is spoken by a significant portion of the population and is considered a lingua franca in the Oti Region.
Ewe: Ewe is spoken by communities along the Volta Lake and also extends into Togo and Benin.