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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Sunday, 24th July 2022, commissioned the refurbished Asomdwoe Park, in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the death of the 3rd President of the 4th Republic, the late Professor John Evans Atta-Mills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking at the ceremony, President Akufo-Addo noted that the commissioning of an infrastructural project by Government should naturally be a joyous occasion, and should elicit the display of pomp and pageantry in recognition of the feat achieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut today\u2019s event is not one of those normal occasions. Exactly ten years ago, a truly tragic incident occurred, one we had never witnessed, and hope will never reoccur in our history, certainly not in our lifetime \u2013 the death of a sitting President in office, the death of the 3rd President of the 4th Republic, Prof. John Evans Atta-Mills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to President Akufo-Addo, he was a contemporary of the late President at the University of Ghana, were members of the same hall, Legon Hall, and played in the same University football team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs fate would have it, we ended up belonging to and leading different political organisations. We contested the presidency in 2008, and even though some will say it does not count, I won the first round and he won the second round, the round that really mattered. I was looking forward to a third round in 2012, when the Almighty called him home on 24th July 2012,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The President noted that, sometime after becoming President, he became aware of the sad state of Asomdwoe Park, and, in 2020, he received a request from the late President\u2019s energetic Communications Director, Koku Anyidoho, who runs the Institute named after the President, for the assistance of Government to rehabilitate the facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI agreed, and, subsequently, I instructed the Coastal Development Authority to undertake a thorough rehabilitation of the Park, with the close co-operation of the Institute,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Akufo-Addo continued, \u201cIt 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 \u2018fiercest critic\u2019, that Asomdwoe Park has been elevated to a status befitting the final resting place of a President of the Republic of Ghana.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The President explained that he did so not to exploit or take advantage of any so-called divisions in the National Democratic Congress, stressing that \u201cthose alleged divisions are not of my making, and do not, in any way, inure to my benefit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also addressed the \u201cunfortunate accusations\u201d levelled by some against Government about the supposed desecration of the tomb of the late President in the process of rehabilitating the Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNothing could be further from the truth, and it is good to note that these false, malicious statements have been firmly dispelled and debunked by the Coastal Development Authority, through the agency of its CEO, Mr. Jerry Ahmed Schaib, in a public statement under his hand,\u201d he stated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reiterating his sincere condolences to the former First Lady and spouse of the late President, Ernestina Naadu Mills, to the entire family, to the National Democratic Congress, and to the people of Ghana \u201cfor their great loss\u201d, President Akufo-Addo stated that \u201cthe man from Ekumfi Otuam will not be forgotten\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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