The National Chairman of the NDC, Hon. Samuel Ofosu Ampofo has eulogiesed the late President of Ghana Prof. J.E.A. Mills for what he stood for in Ghana politics at a Wreath Laying Ceremony organised by the party to commemorate the late President.
At the ceremony which took place at Asomdwoe Park earlier today, the National Chairman of the NDC who also had the privilege to serve under late President as a minister state admonished all Ghanaians, the need to emulate the good example of peace the late President represented. According to him, President Mills was the Prince of Peace and advised that, in difficult moments like what we are currently witnessing in the ongoing voters registration exercise which is characterized by extreme acts of violence, we need the nature of Prof Mills and what he stood for peace to prevail.
The ceremony brought together top functionaries of the NDC and some officials from government. Former President Jerry John Rawlings paid a warm tribute to the late Prof Mills by referring to him as a man of trust, the Flagbearer and leader of the NDC H.E John Dramani Mahama spoke affectionately about his former boss, the late President. Minority Leader of Parliament Hon Haruna Idrisu and other top executives graced the occasion and paid tribute to the memories of the late President.
“The late President, Prof. John Evans Atta Mills was a patriot whose disposition and calm, confident demeanour rubbed off on everyone who came into contact with him. In these moments of real challenges in which there is widespread violence and lawlessness just because we are writing our names in order to be able to cast our votes, John Atta Mills the Peacemaker, John Atta Mills the Prince of Peace, is who we need to calm the waters.”
Below is the full text of his address
WELCOME REMARKS BY HON. SAMUEL OFOSU-AMPOFO, NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS TO THE WREATH LAYING CEREMONY MARKING THE 8TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF H. E. THE PRESIDENT, PROF. JOHN EVANS ATTA MILLS.
His Excellency the Leader and Flag-bearer, John Dramani Mahama, Vice Chairmen, the General Secretary, other senior Executives and elders of the National Democratic Congress, colleague Akatamansonia s, memebers of the Media, distinguished ladies and gentlemen…
I rise to welcome you all to this ceremony, a ceremony in which since that fateful day in July, 2012, we do honour to one of the greatest persons ever to have walked the ground in Ghana.
The late President, Prof. John Evans Atta Mills was a patriot whose disposition and calm, confident demeanour rubbed off on everyone who came into contact with him. In these moments of real challenges in which there is widespread violence and lawlessness just because we are writing our names in order to be able to cast our votes, John Atta Mills the Peacemaker, John Atta Mills the Prince of Peace, is who we need to calm the waters
But alas, he is no more. Gone to join the hallowed ancestors who spent their lives and employed their strengths to build a country that we are all so proud to call our own.
As we congregate here to participate in this annual ritual, let us never forget what he stood for, and what he taught us. Let us remember, always, to do right by our fellow countrymen, let us continue to love each other as he loved us, and let his noble spirit intercede on our behalf, so that by God’s BOUNTIFUL GRACE, we will win the upcoming elections and allow the dear people of Ghana to breathe once again.
With this, I now formally welcome you all to the Asomdwee Park for the commencement of proceedings. GOOD MORNING my brothers and sisters.
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