Deputy Information Minister, Pius Enam Hadzide says it is unfounded and false for anyone or group to say that the Volta Region has been singled out or targeted for maltreatment or mistreatment by the government.

Mr Hadzide who was addressing the members of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs noted that it is only people who are motivated by partisan parochial interests and on a mission to divide the Volta Region that would spread false allegations against the government to the people of the Region.

Mr Enam Hadzide noted that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government had to introduce some measures to safeguard public health against illegal entrants in the wake of Covid-19. This, according to him, has helped the government reduce the number of cases recorded in the Volta Region.

“Thankfully the Volta Region has seen a drastic reduction in the cases because of the intervention by government," he noted

He said because of these interventions by the government, such as the deployment of the military along the borders of the country, of which the Volta Region was included, imported cases into the country were curtailed.

“Thankfully the Volta Region has a reduced number of cases because of the intervention by the government in the deployment of the military and other measures to make sure that the country as a whole has cases reduced," Mr Hadzide said.

On the issue of the visit by the chiefs to the President regarding the issues of military deployment and alleged insecurity in the Volta Region, Mr Hadzide said the President is at the moment waiting for the chiefs to nominate representatives to deliberate on the issue. This, he described as “a clear case of true leadership showed by the President".

Mr Hadzide assured the people of the Volta Region that the region is an integral part of the country and very dear to the President which is evidenced by the massive developments ongoing in the region.

The Volta Region has been, for some months the centre of attention due to the deployment of the military to the border communities which according to the government was to protect the region and the nation as a whole against illegal migrants entering the country through unapproved routes.

However, government’s move was interpreted by the opposition National Democratic Congress and a section of Ghanaians as a means to prevent people in the region from registering for the voters’ identification card.