Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has urged politicians to emulate the diligence and integrity exhibited by the late President John Evans Atta Mills while in office.
“He held himself to the highest standards of moral courage and civil responsibility and for all these; we the people of Ghana owe John Evans Mills a great debt of gratitude,” he said.
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Speaking at a wreath-laying ceremony on Tuesday, July 24, 2019 at the Asomdwee Park, Accra, after seven years of the former President’s demise, Mr Ofosu-Ampofo commended the late president as a man who stood for the highest levels of leadership and for the greatest aspirations of democracy.
“President Mills believed in the rule of law and respected the privacy and interest of the Ghanaian people. He supported the integrity and independence of our national institutions. He was emphatic and kind and measured success by the welfare of the least among us. He placed principles over partisanship.
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“He believed that the promise of tomorrow could not be derailed by the sins of yesterday. Through this professional excellence, great personal morality, President Mills repeated a faithful example to all who aspired to leadership,” he added.
Source: Adomonline.com | Gertrude Otchere
