Mr Issaku Amidu, Unit Committee Chairman of Dwenewoho in the Brong Ahafo region has appealed to the Electoral Commission (EC) to divide Bono-Manso electoral area into two for effective management of the communities.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency, he said communities under Bono-Manso in the Nkoranza North District included Asuoti, Dwenewoho, Nipahiamoa and Hawora, all settler farming communities.
He explained that because the communities were far apart, the Assembly Members found it difficult to regularly meet and interact with the people.
Mr Amidu said: "As a result, leaders in the communities at times take it upon themselves to contact the Assembly Members at Bono-Manso for assistance in solving problems confronting the people."
He said if the electoral area was divided, Dwenewoho could become the centre of the other electoral areas and that would help for easy interaction among the communities.
He appealed to Madam Grace Obeng Donkor, District Chief Executive (DCE), to liaise with the EC to grant the request for the rapid development of the area.
In another development, Madam Mary Alamisi, Assembly Member for Bredi Number One in the Nkoranza South District also appealed to the EC to divide the area into two, because, "the area is too large to be managed by one Assembly Member".
She said the electoral area had eight settler communities including Pruso, Kontonso, Ahyiayem, Dassadgwa, Kantankani, Bonsukrom and Camp, which were far away from each other.
Madam Alamisi said she found it difficult to reach the people to interact with them due to difficulty in getting transport to the communities.
She appealed to the DCE to assist in creating another electoral area out of the existing one.
She said the people of Ahyiayem were making efforts to construct a Junior High School in the area to save graduates of the local Methodist Primary School from walking the five kilometre distance to attend Junior High School at Bredi Number One.