Diaspora News of Wednesday, 25 July 2012

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NDC Holland Mourns Mills

The Interim Executives of the NDC HOLLAND BRANCH on behalf of all Ghanaians
in the Netherlands and Ghanaians in Diaspora wishes to express their
deepest sadness at the sudden death of His Excellency John Atta Mills,
whose sudden departure took place today 24th July 2012 at the 37 Military
Hospital in the capital Accra.
Speaking to some Ghanaian residents in Amsterdam - Netherlands, a member of
the Interim Executives Mr. Fred Morgan, expressed his sadness by saying may
our late President's soul rest in peace in the heavens. Ghanaians from near
and far in the Amsterdam area, were all shocked at the news with hoping and
saying that it could be a hoax.

The Interim Chairman Mr A Dodoo was asked what the road forward would now
be for the NDC party, and he candidly expressed the fact though today is a
very sad day in the history of our land, Ghana, it also gives birth to a
union that is bound to put the NDC party on a path of victory, stating that
the soul of the late president has sacrificed itself for the people of
Ghana, and that Ghanaians should pray for his soul to rest in perfect
peace, as this paves the way all asunder to bury their differences and come
together as one to build a Ghana where respect, honor and integrity rules
our nation.

He went on to say that the NPP Party would no longer have any clout of
weaponry, hence Ghanaians should be mindful of the utterances that the NPP
would be using during their campaign. Urging Ghanaians to embrace the sense
of unity that puts the national interest first in all matters to enable us
build a social system that can be the envy of the rest of the world. NDC
Party he said has what it takes to ensure that every Ghanaian matters in
the quest for a civil society that is built on accountability, probity and
social justice. He hoped that the NDC structures would be respected and
adhered to, so that the right thing done for a successful 2012 campaign. He
congratulated the Vice President for his succession but emphasized that
President John Mahama should do the right thing by respecting the NDC
structures/constitution.

The Interim Organizer Mr Samuel Lartey (best known as Tsorlor) finally
added that NDC HOLLAND would be opening a BOOK of CONDOLENCE at the offices
of RECOGIN GHANA (an umbrella of Ghanaian organizations in the Netherlands)
at their Hofgeest premises in the Amsterdam Zuidoost area of the city of
Amsterdam. Details of a formal funeral arrangements to enable Ghanaians in
the Diaspora express their condolences and or pay their last respects to
our late President would be announced later he added. Mr Nana Takyi
Blankson of NDC Holland asked for the collaboration with and of all other
Ghanaian organizations in the Netherlands to come together as one to help
us mourn together the loss of Ghana's late President John Atta Mills.
Rest in Professor.

Signed
Interim Executives
NDC HOLLAND AMSTERDAM BRANCH