According to him, residents in the community are the ones who contributed to have the man buried in the tomb.
He said it is just a simple room with a grave within it.
He disagreed with the assertion that this represents opulence because the people of Wunoo want to give their late son a befitting burial for his contributions to the community.
He was however disappointed that the late Professor John Evans Atta Mills could not have his own party give him a befitting resting place although he served them well.
He said it is sad that the NDC did not give Atta Mills a dignified resting place.
"Is it not sad, is it not painful, is it not regrettable that individuals and families have given their departed ones a dignified resting place, a certain NDC government did not give Atta Mills a dignified resting place. Is it not sad? Is it not sad that a government which he superintended and his predecessor couldn’t give him a dignified resting place at Asomdwee park? It had to take President Akufo-Addo to start working on giving him a dignified resting place,” he said.
"It is not about opulence or profligate spending. It is about the dignity that we give to people who deserve it. A nation that does not honour its heroes is not worth dying for. When the late Rawlings decided to give late Nkrumah a dignified resting place it wasn’t about opulence. For the people of Wunoo, Sir John was an icon so they have given him this resting place.
A photograph of the tomb
"It can become a tourist attraction for people to come and want to see where Sir John was rested. That is why it hurts me and continue to hurt me that his [Atta Mills] own government didn’t give him a dignified resting place.”
He said it was sad that news went round that the Asomdwee park once became a den for criminals and prostitutes until the NPP administration took steps to continue with the project. Read Full Story
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