President of the National House of Chiefs, Togbe Afede XIV, comments on the creation of new regions are shocking, Minister for Regional Reorganization and Development, Dan Kweku Botwe, has said.

Togbe Afede XIV while addressing the General Meeting of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs at Ho said the ongoing processes towards the creation of new regions poses a threat to peace and unity.

Processes are currently underway for the creation of six additional regions in the country following a recommendation by a Commission of enquiry which handed its report to the president a few months ago.

But speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Thursday, Mr. Botwe said although they welcome criticisms, comments that seek to cast aspersions on the work of the Commission are unfair and shocking, especially because the President of the National House of Chiefs has been engaged several times on the entire process.

“This is about a description that the work by the group of eminent people is shoddy. He might have different views on some of the decisions being taken but to describe the work as shoddy, we take strong exception to that.”

“These are people with their reputation at stake. It is the President who appointed them and if they have finished with their work and we allow people to describe their work as shoddy, then those of us who appointed them must come out and explain”, he said.