A memorial and Thanksgiving service for the 10th anniversary of the passing of former President John Evans Atta Mills has been held at the Asomdwee Park in Osu.
The anniversary was also used to inaugurate and Consecrate the renovated Asomdwee Park where the former President was buried.
At a Solemn Ceremony attended by members of the political divide, service Chiefs, members of the diplomatic corps among others, President Akufo-Addo hoped the tragic incident will never recur in the history of the country.
Paying glowing tribute to the former President, President Akufo Addo said the two were contemporaries at the University of Ghana, members of the same hall, Legon Hall.
He denied allegations that the renovation of the Park is to stoke divisions within the NDC.
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The Asomdwe Park had been allowed to deteriorate considerably over the years since the burial of former President Atta Mills 2012.
The renovation followed a request by former Director of Communications at the Presidency, Koku Anyidoho who is the founder and CEO of the Atta Mills Institute an NGO.
The Park has now been elevated to a status befitting the final resting place of a President of the Republic of Ghana.
The Founder and CEO of the Atta Mills Institute, Koku Anyidoho was grateful to the government for the renovating the Park.
He said the former President now has a peaceful resting place.
President Akufo-Addo said the renovation of the Park is not to exploit or take advantage of divisions in the NDC to which the former president belonged.
He said those alleged divisions are not his fault, and would not in any way, inure to his benefit.
President Akufo-Addo denied accusations levelled by some against government about the supposed desecration of the tomb of the late President in the process of rehabilitating the Park,
A tombstone and statue of the former President has been unveiled. President Akufo-Addo laid a wreath on behalf of government.
