The driver of the murdered Member of Parliament for Mfantseman
Constituency Ekow Kwansah Hayford has also died while on admission at a
hospital.
He was receiving treatment after sustaining a gunshot
wounds in the attack on him and the MP by suspected armed robbers Friday dawn.
The death of the driver was confirmed on Midday Live on TV3 by Coastal FM
reporter Papa Willie.
The driver and his boss,
together with two other passengers, were attacked on their way back from a
campaign trip to Abeadze Dominase in the constituency.
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), James
Oppong-Boanuh, has placed a GH¢20,000 bounty on the head of the killers of the
New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmaker.
A statement issued by the Police said: “The IGP has
sent investigators from CID Headquarters to support the Central Region’s Crime
Scene Team to solve the robbery incident and murder of Member of Parliament for
Mfantseman, Hon. Ekow Quansah.”
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had instructed
the Ghana Police Service and other security agencies to immediately investigate
the killing of the lawmaker.
“I am shocked and saddened by the news of the murder of the
Member of Parliament for Mfantseman, Hon. Ekow Kwansa Hayford, by suspected
armed robbers in the early hours of this morning.
“It is a sad day for Mfantseman
and for Mother Ghana. My last encounter with him was on 30th June, this year,
when I commissioned a water supply project at Anomansa, in his constituency.
“By all accounts, he was very much appreciated and
loved by his constituents, and I expect the police to bring the perpetrators of
this gruesome, cruel act to book as soon as possible.
“My deepest condolences to his family, to the
Mfantseman constituency, to the New Patriotic Party, and to Parliament. May his
soul rest in perfect peace,” the president posted.
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