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Today marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of Ghana's former President Professor John Evan Atta Mills, Both Political leaders in both NPP and NDC took turns to commemorate his death. The President of Ghana went to commission the burial grounds of the Professor as posted on his social media page
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo wrote “On Sunday, 24th July 2022, I commissioned the rehabilitated Asomdwoe Park, the final resting place of the 3rd President of the 4th Republic, the late Prof. John Evans Fiifi Atta-Mills. Sometime after becoming President, I became aware of the sad state of Asomdwoe Park, and, in 2020, I received a request from the late President’s energetic Communications Director, Koku Anyidoho, who runs the Institute named after the President, for assistance of Government to rehabilitate the facility. I agreed, and, subsequently, I instructed the Coastal Development Authority to undertake a thorough rehabilitation of the Park, with the close cooperation of the Institute.
It was not right that the Park had been allowed to deteriorate considerably over the years since his burial in 2012, and I am happy that it was under the Presidency of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, allegedly his “fiercest critic”, that Asomdwoe Park has been elevated to a status befitting the final resting place of a President of the Republic of Ghana. I did so with that objective solely in mind, and not to exploit or take advantage of any so-called divisions in the political party to which he belonged. Those alleged divisions are not of my making, and do not, in any way, inure to my benefit.
My wife Rebecca and our children join me and the Government in reiterating our sincere condolences to his wife, Naadu, his son, his entire family, the National Democratic Congress, and, indeed, to the people of Ghana for their great loss. The man from Ekumfi Otuam will not be forgotten.”
The NDC in turn also celebrated the passing of the late President after the Government of officials have left the park.John Mahama also describe the decease “as an Honourable and dignified statesman who love for his country and his people was without question” he wrote this on his Facebook account
“Professor Mills was an honourable and dignified statesman whose love for his country and his people was without question. He was a phenomenon best felt than described.” he continues
“His entry into the pressure cooker and high-octane environment that is Ghanaian politics was a most opportune development. To many, he was a breath of fresh air that enabled us to make a clean break from the monotonous past laden with acrimony and deep-seated divisions.”
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