[1][2] The districts of Ghana were re-organized in 1988/1989 in an attempt to decentralize the government and to assist in development.By 2006, an additional 28 districts were created by splitting some of the original 110, bringing their number up to 138.The Local Government Act of 2016[6] also tasks District Assemblies to: The Act also grants the District Assemblies with the following authorities: The Ahafo Region of Ghana was created by a referendum in December 2018.These are: The Bono East Region of Ghana was created by a referendum in December 2018.[16] These are:[77] The North East Region of Ghana was created by a referendum in December 2018.These are:[90] The Oti Region of Ghana was created by a referendum in December 2018.[16] These are:[124] The Western North Region of Ghana was created by a referendum in December 2018.