President Akufo-Addo has chosen Damongo as the capital town for the
newly created Savannah region after a short event at the Jubilee House
in Accra, Tuesday.
He disclosed this at a ceremony to present Constitutional Instruments
(CI 116) to give effect to the creation of the North East and Savannah
region.
About Damongo
Damongo is a town and the capital of West Gonja district, a district in the Savannah Region of northern Ghana.
It hosts the overlord of the Gonja Kingdom; the Yagbonwura and it is
also the capital, biggest town, in the Damongo Constituency which is
represented in Parliament by Adam Mutawakilu.
Damongo boasts of key tourist attractions like the Mole National Park
where visitors are assured of seeing a myriad of animals chief among
which being elephants.
It also houses the popular Larabanga Mosque and Mystic Stone in Larabanga with all the ancient stories surrounding their onset.
Some of the prominent personalities who were either born in or come from
Damongo include former president, John Dramani Mahama; Second Deputy
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin; former Defence/Health Minister;
Benjamin Kunbuor and the former Presidential candidate of Conventions
People’s Party (CPP), Michael Abu Sakara Foster.
Damongo named as capital for newly created Savannah Region
