Attah Mills’ Death: ECOWAS Condoles Ghana

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, July 26th, 2012

The leadership of Economic Community for West
Africa (ECOWAS) has expressed shock over the
demise of President John Atta-Mills, who died on
Tuesday after a brief illness.

ECOWAS in a statement obtained by African
Examiner condoned with the Government and people
of Ghana.

The statement read “ECOWAS learnt with shock and
sadness the passing away of President John Evans
Atta Mills yesterday at the age of 68.

“His death has robbed the region of a voice of wisdom
which enriched the discussions of the affairs of the
Community. It also comes at a critical time in the
democratic consolidation process of Ghana where
presidential elections are due at the end of the year.

“The Community wishes to condole the Government
and people of Ghana over this irreplaceable loss and
urges them to rise up to the challenge of his death by
rallying themselves to defend those cherished values
that the late president represented and which he
sought to inculcate in his compatriots such as his love
of peace.

“We pray the Almighty God to give the country and
family the fortitude to bear this loss.”
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