Plaque of Prof. Mills' statue repaired, Anyidoho and Akufo-Addo's names omitted

The plaque on the statue of the late former President, Professor John Evans Atta Mills, at the former president’s resting place, Asomdwee Park, which was destroyed, has been repaired.

The details of the earlier plaque that was destroyed read, “This was unveiled by His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana, and assisted by Samuel Koku Anyidoho, Founder and CEO Atta-Mills Institute.”

The new plaque has the inscription, “Here lie the mortal remains of Professor John Evans Atta Mills, 21 July 1944 - 24 July 2013, President of the Republic of Ghana, 07 January 2009 - 24 July 2012.”

The new development was shared by the Chief Executive Officer of the Atta-Mills Institute and former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Koku Anyidoho.

Anyidoho shared a photo collage of the statue with the old plaque and the new one with the caption:

“The original writing and the new one. The heavens have already declared the glory of God.”

Koku Anyidoho took to social media to express his frustration over the vandalism of the statue on Wednesday, January 8, 2024.

Visuals of the incident showed the plaque of the statue, which named Koku Anyidoho as the person who assisted with its unveiling, removed.

The writings on the plaque, before it was destroyed, showed details of the late former president and the inscription, “Assisted by Samuel Koku Anyidoho.”

Although the plaque of the statue could be seen broken into pieces, the sculpture of the late Prof. Mills was intact and still standing.

It is not clear who removed the plaque, but Asomdwee Park is a state property, intended to be the resting place of the country’s presidents who pass on.

Koku Anyidoho, in the post he shared on X on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, took solace in God over the destruction of the plaque.

“This just happened @ Asomdwee Park. My Bible tells me that ‘In All Things’ (not in some things), I should give thanks to God. I am also singing… ‘It is well with my soul’. To God be all the glory, and my prayer is for God to continue blessing my beloved Homeland Ghana,” he wrote.

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