It’s important to know your history. Out of ignorance, people have
been referring to the volta region as No.9, apparently, because they thought it was the 9th region created in Ghana.
At independence, there was what could be described as 4 regions:
1. The Gold Coast Colony
2. The Ashanti Protectorate
3. The Northern Territories
Other demarcations took place after independence.
In short, we need to know that the Number 9 came about because during
the first national beauty contest, organised on 4th March 1957 to herald
Ghana’s independence, a 22 year old beauty by name Monica Amekoafia
from Hohoe won the contest to become the 1st Miss Ghana, was wearing the
Number 9 tag and represented Trans Volta Togoland, now known as the
Volta Region.
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