The CEO of the Atta Mills Institute and former aide to the late President John Evans Atta Mills, Samuel Koku Anyidoho, has harshly criticized the late President’s brothers for failing to honor his legacy.
The tension between Anyidoho and the Mills family began in July 2022 when he advocated for the restoration of Asomdwee Park, the burial site of President Mills, which had fallen into neglect.
In his latest initiative, Anyidoho has reached out to Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the NPP Vice Presidential Candidate, to secure funding for the construction of a state-of-the-art library in Ekumfi Otuam, the hometown of President Mills. The library is intended to preserve the memory of the 3rd President of Ghana’s 4th Republic.
During the library’s commissioning, Anyidoho recounted the resistance he faced from the late President’s brothers when he attempted to renovate Asomdwee Park, highlighting the ongoing struggles to preserve Mills’ legacy.
“President died as the President of the Republic of Ghana. What do we do to honour his memory? Abusuapanin has already spoken about Asomdwee Park. John Mahama was President of Ghana for four years but couldn’t do anything about it, but I was attacked left, right, and center when I led efforts to renovate the place,” he said.
Twelve years after President Mills’ death, Mr. Anyidoho has called on the Mills brothers to showcase any project they have undertaken to honor their brother’s legacy.
“Twelve years after his death, I am challenging President Mills’ late brothers Samuel (Samuel Atta Mills, MP for Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem) and Cadman (Dr. Cadman Mills) to show a single thing they have done to keep his memory. Ask them. They have done absolutely nothing,” he added.