NALAG condemns murder of Sogakope assembly member

The National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) has called on the police to intensify their investigations to bring the killers of the assembly member for Sogakope South, Mr Marcus Mawuli Adzahli, to face the law.

Popularly known as Mac Greenline, the assembly member, who was a mobile money operator, was shot dead in his residence by some gunmen at about 1a.m. on Sunday, March 1, this year.

GH¢10,000 bounty

The police had placed a Ghc10,000 bounty on the perpetrators of the act, with the Volta Regional Parliamentary caucus and former President J.J. Rawlings also announcing additional GH¢15,000 and GH¢25,000 bounty respectfully.

Press release

In a press statement issued by NALAG last Friday and signed by its General Secretary, Mr Kokro Amankwah, the association condemned the brutal murder and expressed the hope that the police would get to the bottom of the matter.

The association further called on the general public to lend total support to the security services in arresting the perpetrators of the crime.

Calm

NALAG urged its members to remain calm and remain committed to the national development agenda for the good of the country while being cautious of their personal safety at all times.

"We also call on the residents of Sogakope to eschew any form of unproductive activities that may throw the town into chaos or affect the general security and wellbeing of other residents in the locality," it said.

While acknowledging the frustration and anger of the people of the town, the association said there was the need for calm to prevail.

"Citizens who are aggrieved in any form should resort to the use of dialogue at all times for the resolution of all misunderstandings to ensure peace and stability in our localities and nation as a whole," the statement said.

NALAG against threats

NALAG also condemned all forms of harassments, humiliations and undue frustrations by certain elements in society on assembly members.

"It beats our mind that in recent times attacks on assembly members are gaining grounds in our society which hitherto was not so.

"It is about time we took pragmatic steps as a nation to ensure the security of our public officers who have decided to willingly serve their constituents at the behest of their comfort," the statement said.

NALAG urged the security apparatus "to wake up because if we do not deal with this growing canker, things could become worse, especially considering the nature of this electioneering year."

"We call on all authorities responsible for keeping security and peace, particularly the police, to rise to protect assembly members, who are the drivers of the nation’s development at the local level," it added.