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The chairman of the President Mills Funeral Planning Committee, Kofi Totobi-Kwakye, has rubbished media reports that the casket for the late president will cost US$75, 000, saying that will force President Mills to �turn in his grave if we make any attempt to spend that kind of money.� Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Mr. Totobi-Kwakye said his research reveals that caskets do not cost that much hence such reports should be treated with disdain. �I have done some research on the internet and never came across any casket that comes close to US$75, 000. In any case President Mills will turn in his grave if we make any attempt to spend that kind of money,� he said. �He will resurrect the next day and tell us his peace of mind. He will be upset if we spend any large amount of money to organize this funeral.� Mr. Totobi-Kwakye also denied speculations that the cost of the funeral for the late president will cost GhC 40 million, describing them as �a figment of someone�s imagination.� He said: �You don�t budget for funeral at the beginning of the year and when you are confronted with it you look at how things will shape,� he stated. �We have made a conscious point that as much as possible, we feel that the donations that are coming will be sufficient to pay for the cost of the funeral.� �If it doesn�t, we�ll let you know what the cost is. But I can assure you that the GHC 40 million is a figment of someone�s imagination and wants to cause confusion.� President Mills will be buried on Friday, August 10.