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The Coalition of Chiefs for the Creation of BONO EAST REGION has plans to formulate a Development Agenda for the new Bono East Region. This was revealed by the Executive Secretary, Prof. Ameyaw Akumfi, at the first coordinating committee meeting after the referendum, that was held at Kintampo.

The Executive Secretary said, there is going to be a forum of technocrats, representatives of various political parties, chiefs from various traditional councils and other major stakeholders who will solicit for views from people in order to arrive at a common Development Agenda for the Bono East region.

Prof. Ameyaw Akumfi who doubles as the board chairman for the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), charged the youth who he said are the future leaders to put more thought into this Development Agenda and suggest fresh ideas. He said the young people should express ideas about the development agenda for Bono East through all available media.

Prof. Ameyaw Akumfi said the development agenda will mainly focus on general infrastructure development, educational development, health development, agriculture development, and more importantly human resource development in BONO EAST AREA. He urged all people within the Bono East area to remain united even as they express diverse views about where the regional capital should be sited.

Prof. Ameyaw Akumfi said, this Development Agenda should fit into the overall national Development Agenda by the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC). This Development Agenda will therefore be done with ideas from all political parties, civil societies and several stakeholders within the Bono East area.