Director of Elections for the PPP, Nana Ofori Owusu has waded into discussions regarding the mysterious death of the late President John Evans Atta Mills.
After years of the demise of President Mills, his brother Dr. Cadman Mills disclosed how his handlers were unwilling to fly him out of the country for medical treatment when it was obvious he was near death.
Dr. Cadman Mills narrated how his brother's physique was beyond recognition due to the late President's ill health, after he (Cadman) returned from a trip abroad.
To him, signs were visible showing the worsening health condition of the late President, particularly during his last days in office, but his handlers built a strong defence wall around him, claiming he (Atta Mills) was in good shape.
“Some things were happening that I must be very honest I wasn’t happy about. Fiifi (ex Prez Mills) as I called him was very open, very honest and he’ll sit down with you and tell you in gory detail what his prognosis was, what the diagnosis of his disease was. He’s not somebody who will hide things but for some strange reason they decided that politically it was not allowable for people to know that he was sick . . . before that I went to China and when I came back I couldn’t recognize my brother, he was not even coherent. He was very visibly sick and I’d never seen him like that before and I said we had to evacuate him immediately . . we had to go to the U.S and that is when they started telling me that elections are going to be soon and politically it was not right . . . that was the first time I was very disrespectful of the Presidency.
“I told them my peace of mind and I decided we had to go to the USA. What really got me furious was that they said he was going to the U.S for routine medical checkup and I said what are you people talking about. My brother is a human being, he’s not well . . . I wanted him to take the time necessary to get well. The fact of your being a president doesn’t mean you don’t get sick and what is political about getting sick. Whatever got him ill was it April or May was something I’d never seen before, surely enough we went to the US and luckily enough they detected very quickly what causing it and he got much better," Dr. Cadman Mills said in an interview on Starr FM.
Commenting on the issue on Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo', Nana Ofori Atta believed the flagbearer of the Progressive People's Party (PPP) Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom's comments have been justified by the revelations by Dr. Cadman Mills regarding how the late President's handlers treated him.
He recounted how Dr. Nduom called for investigations into Mills' demise and demanded justice but became a punching bag for the members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
He further bemoaned the kind of treatment meted out to Fante people in the country.
He was of a strong view that the NDC have little regard for Fantes and so maltreat them.
Nana Ofori Owusu said this in his analysis of the controversies surrounding the death of President Mills.
He alluded to the regime of Vice President Ekow Nkensen Arkaah in the early 90s, who he claimed also met his untimely death like the late President Mills due to their Fante background.
To him, "the history of Fantes in politics is a sad matter . . . The Fantes in NDC, as Vice Presidents and Presidents, behaviour towards them is an atrocity".
”Fantes in politics is a sad issue. Vice President Arkaah was beaten mercilessly. He also faced untimely death. President Atta Mills also faced untimely death. As for Amissah-Arthur, we didn’t even catch a glimpse of his picture on a billboard anywhere with his own President. He was just sidelined," he added.
Nana Ofori Owusu sought justice for the late President and called for further investigations into the real cause of his death.
According to him, the nation can't have "peace without justice. We want justice."
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Well, it is only a ***barred word*** whose testicles is stepped twice. NDC is anti-Fante and we have resolved to vote for the PPP. Mills was Noble and an innocent man. If the NDC have no respect for us, we say ayikoooo. I encourage the PPP and Dr Nduom to continue their good work for he is our option.
Is it a crime to request for the cause of death of the late President Mills?? What is there to hide about Prof. Mills death?? These and many other questions are to be answered by Mahama and his cronies. WE DESERVE TO KNOW THE TRUTH
@JGEE.RESINGING .WAS ATTA MLIIS A SINGER.(RESIGNING).NDC PARTY WAS CREATED BY A MONSTER AND A MURDERER.WHAT DO YOU EXPECT SATANIC PARTY.THEY WILL NEVER HAVE PEACE UNTIL THE PARTY IS DISBANDED.
Massa, Let the dead rest and think of himself. NPP cares for the living not the dead. What will we gain from the dead? FAntes should give us a break. Had it been an Ahantes they would have consulted thier Gods (Antoanyamaa, Pata angye3 and the rest). Leave us alone. We are tired of chaos arising from the dead. NPP are focus on the living and the generations to come so dont bring your unnecessary issues. You should have petitioned the NDC when they were in power.
@koekuma Are saying Hon. Appiah Ofori is not Fanti? Please come again.
Please tell us when the name Rawlings became an Ewe name before you ask the source of the name Owusu Ofori. Please abreast yourself with AKAN TRADITION.
NPP has never given we Fantes either a president nor a vice president. The NDC can proudly say they did. What about your own failed PPP party? Have you been able to give we Fantes a president? ***barred word*** and get lost. You scoundrel.
What is atrocious about treatment of Fantes by the NDC. There have been 3 vice presidents and one Fante president in the last 25 years. What have the Voltarians, Northerners and others got even though they provide the maximum votes for the NDC. How do you treat your own Ndoum Has his party got one seat in parliament? Please Ofori Owusu, don't waste our ears.
TAKE THIS NEEDLESS TOPIC OUT FROM THE PLATFORM. WHO KILL PRESIDENT MILLS. THE MAN WAS SICK AND HE DIED. THIS STORY IS FOO-L-ISH IT DOES NOT DESERVE ANY ATTENTION.
Some of these guys must be careful. When did the name ofori owusu become a Fante name. You are from Ashanti. My friend stop talking gibberish and find something to do with your life.