According to those involved in the reconstruction of the Asomdwee Park, the late former president John Evan Atta Mills’ grave has not been altered.
The former president’s tomb hasn’t been touched, according to individuals working in the refurbishment of his final resting place, according to a Joynews article. They said that the tomb’s only replacement is its cover.
It further stated that the reconstruction at Asomdwee Park is a part of the preparations being made to commemorate the late Prof. Mills’ passing on the tenth anniversary and that his family is aware of this.
“We have picked intelligence from individuals who are closer to the reconstruction works who indicate that that is not the case, (the tomb has not been tampered with) and that … a wooden covering has been taken off to make way for concrete construction to be undertaken as part of the beautification process.
“…they (the sources) make the point that persons who are closer within the family of the former president are quite aware of this reconstruction that is taking place,” the report said.
Samuel Atta Mills, younger brother of the late President of Ghana, earlier accused some individuals of tampering with the tomb of the late Head of State, John Evans Atta Mills.
He claims that the Coastal Move Authority, CODA, along with a few private NGOs, interfered with the late President’s tomb without consulting the family, which is a culturally insulting development.
The MP for Komenda-Edina-Eguafo Abirem remarked in a press conference on Tuesday, July 19, that the family objects to any activity carried out by a private NGO in honor of their late brother and questioned whether the late President’s body was still buried in the Asomdwee Park burial.
“A group calling itself Atta Mills Institute that the family doesn’t even recognize, and Coastal Development Authority, have gone to break the grave of President John Evans Atta Mills. They have removed the tomb, and they claim that they are rebuilding it.
“My question is that, we have a family tradition. Now that they have touched someone’s grave, is the body still in there? Who has the body? Why will you touch the body without informing the family head? Under whose authority? Why do they want us to always go through grief? Now, you allowed somebody like Koku Anyidoho, that buffoon, working with Atta Mills Institute to go and touch this grave without informing our family head; this is a former President, why will the government allow this to happen? This is an insult to the family and the nation,” Samuel Atta-Mills said.