The Government has approved a request by the Odumna Ebusua family to use Asomdwe Park to honor the late President John Evans Atta-Mills in accordance with their customs and traditions.
In a letter dated June 21, 2024, Chieftaincy Minister Stephen Asamoah-Boateng responded to an earlier request from May 28, 2024, made by Nana Enfiua III, Kyidomhemaa of the Odumna Ebusua, Ekumfi Traditional Area.
The letter reads in part: “…The Chief of Staff has granted approval to the Odumna Ebusua of the late President John Evans Atta-Mills to use Asomdwe Park on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, to perform the traditional and customary rites as requested for the 12th Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony of the late President. May the departed soul of your beloved son continue to rest peacefully in the Lord’s bosom.”
The late President’s family has planned a series of events starting on Sunday, July 21, 2024, at Asomdwe Park to commemorate what would have been his 80th birthday.
The late President celebrated his 68th birthday on Saturday, July 21, 2012, before his sudden and mysterious death on Tuesday, July 24, 2012.
On Tuesday evening, July 23, 2024, a cultural gathering will be held at Asomdwe Park, with the main event beginning at dawn on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.
The final event will take place on August 10, 2024, marking 12 years since President John Evans Atta-Mills was buried on August 10, 2012.
The family expressed gratitude to the Government of Ghana for preserving the legacy of their esteemed son and clansman.
The public is invited to join the family in remembering and celebrating the late President in a warm and friendly atmosphere.
Nana Enifua III and Ebusuapanyin Kobina Biney, Head of the Odumna Family, will lead the celebrations for the late President John Evans Atta-Mills, who hailed from Ekumfi Otuam through his maternal lineage.