By Okidi Patrick/ By Okidi Patrick/ACHOLI,LANGO & WESTNILE CORRESPONDENT.
Lira The Mayor of Lira City West Division, Michael Ogwal Achonga has died of cancer from Mulsgo Regional Rrefferal Hospital on Sunday.
Mayor Ogwal Achonga was recently operated and was diagnosed with cancer according to the organising committee He died from Mulago cancer institute in Kampala.
According to Ogwal oyer he congratulated Lira City mayor Sam Atul and Lira City women MP hon Minister for health Dr. Ruth Jane Aceng Ocero for supporting and standing with the deseased in all ways.
He died at 10:00 PM on Sunday three days ago after a long illness of about six months.
Moses Anyii Omara,who is heading the committee for the burial of Ogwal Achonga,told the public while appearing on one of the Radio talk show that the body of Ogwal will be taken to St Judge Catholic,Jinja camp and his body will again be taken to Lira City council Hall On Wednesday for Lira City Hon councilors to pay their last respect to his body.
He was a wedded christian admired by most Christians of Lira cathedral and a mentor of many people in the whole of Lango sub-region.
Anyii said lator his body(RIP Ogwal Michael Achonga) will be taken to Aler ward in Ngetta on Thursday where there will be a vigil by members of the community and burial shall take place at his home on Friday. The secretary publicity of the organising committee, Mr Opio George Rashid has called upon the local artists to lias with the organising committee so that they first listen to the message in the song before it is aired or play on the public.
The late Achonga has a home at Jinja camp trading centre,Juba Road adjacent to Lira Integrated SS as explained by the publicity secretary ,Opio George Rashid. However,meetings for burial arrangements is scheduled at the ordination ground at 4.00PM everyday. RIP Mayor Micheal Ogwal Achonga of Lira City