The National Democratic Congress (NDC) clashed with the former Deputy General Secretary of the party, Samuel Koku Anyidoho, at the memorial service of Prof. John Evans Atta Mills due to disagreements resulting from timing issues.

According to reports, the confusion started after Koku Anyidoho exceeded his allotted time, causing a delay for the second event organised by the NDC at the same venue.

The Deputy National Communications Officer for the National Democratic Congress, Godwin Ako Gunn, addressing the incident said in a statement, “With the support of the NPP and their national security apparatus, I am disheartened to witness a grown man misbehaving at Asomdwee Park, supposedly in the name of 'Love for Atta-Mills' and obstructing the NDC from accessing the park.”

Additionally, the family of the late Prof Mills accused Koku Anyidoho of bringing in impersonators who pretended to be family members to the event grounds.

Samuel Atta Mills, brother of the late Prof. Mills, said “You’re not related to this man and anybody could come here and celebrate him. He [Atta Mills] is for the country so why would you want to clash with us? And as a coward as he is, he ran away and left the people here – the fake family over here.

“… We didn’t intimidate anybody but when persuasion fails, force is applied. Indeed, we are at Asomdwee Park but when we talk to you and you don’t understand, sometimes a little bit of encouragement will make you move,” he explained.

He further alleged the involvement of certain political forces backing the actions of Koku Anyidoho.

“When they advise you and you don’t listen, this is what happens. But Koku should know that he's hiding behind a political power. Every political power in this world has an expiration date. A day will come that the political power he is hiding behind will expire,” he stated, a report by myjoyonline.com said.

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