Brother of the late President of Ghana, Samuel Atta Mills has expressed his frustrations over the poor maintenance of his brothers’ graveyard six years after his death.
According to him, Ghana as a country is not worth dying for because nobody has been tasked to take care of his brother’s grave after he was buried.
“Look at how these things are breaking down, who is supposed to be in charge and maintain the place?” he quizzed.
“Where were you when this place was neglected, have you now realize that you need to talk to anybody…where were you when this place was neglected, nobody was taking care of this place…Ghana is not worth dying for” frustrated Samuel Atta Mills told GhanaWeb in an interview at the ‘Asomdwee park’.
Ghana marked exactly six-years after the demise of Prof John Evans Atta Mills on July 24, 2012.
The commemoration of the death the late President John Evans Atta Mills has condoled the nation as it prepares to observe the burial of the late Vice President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur and the one-week rites of the former Senior Minister, J. H. Mensah.
Born on 21 July 1944, at Tarkwa in the Western Region, the late President hailed from Ekumfi Otuam in the Mfantsiman East Constituency in the Central Region. At age 27, he was awarded his PhD after successfully defending his doctoral thesis in the area of taxation.
He lectured at the Faculty of Law and the Business School, both of the University of Ghana for over two decades, and author of a number of publications.
He was also a visiting professor at Temple Law School (Philadelphia, USA), Leiden University in the Netherlands and at the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.
He was a member of the Ghana Stock Exchange, and became Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service of Ghana, and named the National Tax Commissioner in September 1993.
The late President was also a distinguished sportsman and sports administrator, as he played hockey and was a member of Ghana’s National Hockey Team and later the Veterans Hockey Team. He was also a reputable swimmer as well.
On the political scene, the late President Mills was chosen as the running mate by former President Jerry John Rawlings, who was seeking re-election for a second term in office.
They overwhelmingly won the 1996 election and the Professor became Vice President of Ghana from January 7, 1997, to January 6, 2001.
Between 2001 and 2008, Prof Mills became the de facto opposition leader and earned a reputation of decent politicking. He later became known as Asomdwehene, to wit, King of Peace.
On January 7, 2009, the late Prof Mills was sworn-in as Ghana’s third President of the Fourth Republic.
He was until his untimely death the presidential candidate for the NDC for the 2012 presidential election, after winning a challenged presidential primary by a remarkable 96.7 per cent.
Prof Mills is the first sitting leader in the history of the country to die in office.
He died on July 24, 2012, three days after his 68th birthday.
Source: ghanaweb.com
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YOU ARE EVEN NOT A GOOD BROTHER TO HIM.HAVE YOU FOUND THE MURDERERS OF YOUR BROTHER?GO AND FIND THEM BEFORE YOU COME AND TALK SHITTTTTTT.IT'S NDC WHICH IS NOT WORTH DYING FOR BUT NOT GHANA.ATTA MILLS DIDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR GHANA.
Was the creation of the park necessary? How have previous Heads of State and Presidents been buried?Whoever brought the idea of having such a monument in place for Ghana should have thought about its maintenance.The NDC cared less about the place after the burial. If it was really a state property, it should have formed part of the handing over notes of the NDC to the incoming NPP Government.The NDC Government then was rather interested in sharing V* vehicles and allocation of property at Cantonments and not the cherised Asomdwee Park. Hon Samuel Atta Mills please blame your own people and your family for agreeing to bury your late brother at the so called Asomdwee Park.
Everything is Politicize , Nkrumah who saved us from slavery which is arguably somewhat good/bad considering what we’ve become ourselves or what the Whites would have done for this country as they did for South Africa . Nobody have the country at heart it’s all about Selfish gains . Yet they appear on camera as if lemme emphasize on that again as if they care about the country . Don’t be ***barred word*** by the suit and tie and camera actions , when the cameras are out they all go back to the Dirty deals using the Pen to steal . Our country need someone who have the country and youth at heart to start a Revolution whoever’s been involved in corruption will enter nsawam prisons or give back everything he/she stole in 48hrs . Why will I serve people with no self esteem . A whole kwame Nkrumahs family am sure are not getting any benefit from government yet J j Rawlings , J A kuffuor , J A Mills , Akuffo Addo and even some Past / Present Parliamentarians are even enjoying Benefit . We have leaders in Occultic group governing us yet we claim a Religious country . J A kuffuor is a Freemason member, Otumfuor is a Freemason Member yet people meet these people and get goose bumps when they don’t even get goose bumps when the Almighty Jesus name is mentioned . Ask yourself if you’re playing yourself or God . If it had been a young rich guy known to be a Freemason member people will Tag him as evil , but been these two prominent members all the bootlickers turn a blind eye as if it’s nothing. I look around and all I see is Hypocrites dickriding people for nokofio . When we die and stand in front of our maker there is nothing like ex president , king, MP we’ll all stand there as men . Not that am against their belief for been a Freemason member Y’all should stand for something or fall for anything . Lastly the people I pity most are those shallow minds these NPP/NDC leaders pay them 200-1000gh to call radio, tv and come online defending everything . He gives you that money and takes 1000x what he gave u through Taxes u, your family & friends pay to government . I love Ghana but to Serve naaaaaaa nkw3 nlu waaaaaa . Jah blez errone imma roll one blunt just to ease my broke assssss 😂 . Ghana hard , if NDC is in power one sided people enjoy which makes the NPP people Nag for change vice versal kinda bullshiiiiiiiiit year in year out . Only in Ghana when you try to be objective you’re labeled NDC/NPP . I know the very shallow minds won’t get my drift coz their mom and dad weren’t deep thinkers which makes them follow suit via heredity
Correction, my dear President Mill's Brother. It was not worth KILL.ING him rather. What did your brother do for Liman ? That is to mention a few. Koto dia nebo dwe. But Ghana too we no try koraaaa. Because A and B is not my party member, we leave things to spoil. Very soon wives will ask for party card before .............
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalook Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalook see your face. What about Liman, Afrifa and Rest. Go and wake him up.
This man is everything okay with him? Ghana as a nation has done nothing wrong. if he has blames then he should say that his brothers party (ndc) is a xick party and not worth dying for. that one i would agree with him. nevertheless, whats the use of a dying body? he can go and die in Togo who cares......
loook at this ***barred word***. what then should our son Dr. Limanns family also say. or u want the nation to set Atta Mills death day as a public holiday. if the park is bushy then cant the family go n weed it, ***barred word***