Samuel Atta Mills, younger brother of the late Professor John Evans Atta Mills, is optimistic that the good works of the late president in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem (KEEA) constituency will help him win the parliamentary poll for the area in the December 7 elections.

According to him, Professor Mills lived an exemplary life and touched the lives of several people in the area and the entire country, a feat that will translate into more for votes for him.

Samuel Mills, 59, who is contesting to become the Member of Parliament for the KEEA constituency on the ticket of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), told Prince Minkah, host of the Executive Breakfast Show (EBS) on Friday July 22: “I am here because of the good name of my brother and my brother made it because of the good name of my father and my father made it because of the good name of our grandfather.

“Good name is better than riches. It is not about the money, it is not about the cars we drive, it is not about how much you contribute to a funeral or to a church or to an organisation, but a good name, living an exemplary life, that is what we are on earth for. I am proud to be a brother of Professor John Evans Atta Mills… I have played my part, but if the name will help me win the election, so be it.

Asked if he thought Prof Mills’ achievements would be a factor in his victory, in the December polls, he said: “I think in most cases, yes, it will help me win the elections because they [the electorate] know what my brother did for our constituency and they know what my father did. My father lived in that area for over 27 years, there was a lot that he did for people – very generous guy, paid school fees, and took care of so many people. So, yes, I am very proud of the name and yes I know that the name will help me win the elections”.

“I grew up in that area, everybody knows me there, there was a lot that I have done. When my brother was the president and I hadn’t even thought of running for the office, I renovated my father’s house and I gave it to the teachers in Kissi (a community in the area), they lived there for free. I set up scholarship for the kids, a GHS10,000 scholarship for the kids, I gave them computers. There is a lot that I have done in the area so, yes, I have played my part, my brother had played a major part, and my father also [played his part]”.