The Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Damongo Constituency, Mr Iddi Adam Osman, has accused the Damongo Youth Parliament of double standards over the decentralization of regional institutions in the Savannah Region.
In a statement sent to Spear FM, Mr Osman recalled that on February 12, 2019, then President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, during a ceremony at the seat of government, presented C.I. 115 creating the Savannah Region to the late Yagbonwura Tuntumba Boresa I, and announced that regional offices would be decentralized across major towns in the newly created regions, including Savannah.
He noted that while the arrangement was accepted in the other new regions, Ahafo, Bono East, Oti, Western North and North East, the Damongo Youth Parliament strongly opposed the move in Savannah. According to Mr Osman, the group held a press conference on December 2, 2019, staged a demonstration through the principal streets of Damongo, and petitioned the then Regional Minister, the late Hon. Salifu Adam Braimah, demanding that government reverse its decision to site the Regional Health Directorate in Daboya, the Regional Agriculture Office in Bole, and the Regional Feeder Roads Office in Salaga. The group had insisted all regional institutions be concentrated in Damongo as the regional capital.
Mr Osman said the region is now witnessing further decentralization of regional offices, citing the permanent siting of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) regional office in Bole, where the DVLA Chief Executive Officer cut the sod for a permanent office last week, having earlier inaugurated a temporary office there in July 2025. He also referenced reports that the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) regional office may be sited at Buipe and the Office of the Registrar-General at Bole.
He questioned why the Damongo Youth Parliament, once vocal against decentralization, has not spoken out against these latest developments, describing the silence as evidence that the group’s earlier opposition was driven by political convenience rather than principle.
