Sunyani  East MCE retains seat as Bono NALAG rep

The Sunyani East Municipal Chief Executive, Mr John Ansu Kumi has retained his position as the Bono Regional representative of the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG).

 Mr Ansu Kumi who went unopposed and won the third time at the Bono Regional Delegates Congress for NALAG has been occupying the position for the past two years. 
The declaration was made by Mr Ankamah Ofosu Kyeremeh, assistant administrator at the Bono Regional office of the Electoral Commission.
 Speaking to Soireenews, Mr Ansu Kumi expressed gratitude to members of the association in the region for the trust, noting that his commitment and hard work earned him the retention. 
He is optimistic the association through his leadership in the region will achieve more in the years ahead.
The National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) is a nationwide organisation and the mouthpiece of all Local Authorities (Metropolitan, Municipal and Districts Assemblies – MMDAs) in Ghana.
The origins of NALAG can be traced to 2nd April 1962, when two separate associations (the National Association of Local Councils and the Association of City/Municipal Councils) existed to serve the interest of rural and urban councils in Ghana. 
On 18th November 1977, the two Associations realizing that there was a similarity in their objectives and that they were performing similar and duplicating roles, merged to form the National Association of Local Councils (NALCO) as an apolitical organization without religious or philosophical pre-occupation or orientation.

Following the restructuring of the system of local government in Ghana in 1988 by the government of Ghana, and in tune with an international designation of Local Governments, NALCO became the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana  (NALAG ).
NALAG continued to receive government subvention until 1998 when the Association voluntarily decided to opt-out of it to give it the independence and autonomy to play its roles more effectively.