The chiefs, elders and their subjects in the proposed Oti region (Northern Volta) have expressed their indignation about media reports purporting Hohoe as its capital. They said such media reports were not only vexatious and fallacious in intent and content but also calculated to cause mischief, acrimony and likely to breach the peace. Speaking at a press conference at Jasikan, Nana Yaw Osei Brantuo V, Adontehene of Buem Traditional Area bemoaned the assertion. He stated that Hohoe could not be the capital of the Oti region, which would include Jasikan, Kadjebi, Nkwanta, Krachi East and Krachi West districts. Additionally, he said Hohoe was not part of the erstwhile Buem-Krachi District and Local Council Area during the pre-independence and post-independence eras and could therefore not be their capital today. The Adontehene said reports naming Hohoe as capital of the proposed Oti region, was beside the point, and, "to say the least provocative, fallacious and unmeritorious" with intent to deceive and confuse the reading and listening public. Nana Brantuo, also the Jasikanhene exclaimed that the media assertion was incorrect. He said: "Hohoe was not part of the proposed Oti region, let alone, being offered a regional capital status on a silver-platter." Togbega Gabusu, also the President of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs suggested that if approved by government the new region should rather be called Northern Volta region as pertains with Upper West and East regions. Togbega Gabusu recommended Hohoe as the capital of the new Northern Volta region since there was adequate infrastructural base for a take-off affirming government's position of not creating districts or regions from a zero-point. He commended government for engendering debate on the issue again but stated that the decision to create a second region was rife during the Supreme Military Council regime, headed by the late General Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, but lacked his assent until his overthrow. Togbega Gabusu advocated that the new region should start from Peki encompassing Kpando and Nkonya to Krachi with Hohoe as capital to atone for its denial, when the late Dr Kwame Nkrumah elevated Ho to a regional capital status as a punishment for supporting the UP tradition, which gave birth to the New patriotic Party. He said the time to create a new region was now, since the northern part of the region had been marginalized and underdeveloped for far too long adding that it would facilitate easy administration and healthy rivalry as well as facilitating development. Source: GNA