A member of the council of state and paramount Chief of Wiawso in the Western North Region is displeased about the lack of infrastructure befitting the status of a regional state after the creation of the Western North Region.

During a courtesy call on paramount chief Nana Kwasi Bumangama II by NDC flagbearer John Mahama, the Forestry Commission board member said after the creation of the new region, it is yet to attract the necessary improvement in infrastructure.

“The President has given us a region but we are not there yet. We are asking him to improve the status for us so we can match up to the Ashanti Region and others”, he intimated.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration shortly after coming into office created six new regions to improve development aimed at decentralization.

At a Town Hall meeting at Wiawso, to have their suggestions factored into the NDC’s people’s manifesto, residents in the region called for improved infrastructure.

On his part, the NDC flagbearer reiterated the need for improved infrastructure in all regions.

“Under Former President John Evans Atta Mills, we targeted the construction of a public university in every region. We either upgraded some public institutions to the university level or started new ones. All regions were to have Regional Hospitals to serve as referral points”, he added.

He assured the residents that the next National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration will prioritise the development of the entire 16 regions.