"Mills Was Not Fit Enough To Be President" - NDC Chairman

Late John Evans Atta Mills

“Sometimes, I wonder why Mills became the president because it was a total mistake allowing him to run for president and subsequently dying because of ill health...," Bismark Tawiah Boateng, the Eastern Regional Chairman of the (NDC), made this remarks on Adom FM's Morning Show 'Dwaso Nsem' on Monday. He
said his party made a 'mistake' by presenting the late John Mills
for the 2008 elections. He said NDC knew very well that the late President's health was deteriorating fast and could not perform the difficult task required of a President but yet presented him just to win power. The health of the late Law Professor, whose autopsy report is yet to be made public, became a subject of several debates in the country after opposition parties led by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) argued that he was not fit enough to be President but the NDC at the time, refuted the claims, insisting he was strong enough to discharge his duties. Prez Mills even once, jogged on the Kotoka International Airport  tarmac to prove how fit he was. He passed away a few weeks later, on July 24, 2012. “We made a mistake in presenting weak Prof. Mills to Ghanaians, and he died on the seat...," he admitted. Infer-ably Tawiah Boateng has urged Ghanaians not to repeat the NDC's mistake by voting for NPP's flagbearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who he claims is also weak due to his age. He added that since President Mills was weak and died at the age of 68, Nana Addo's age disqualifies him from becoming President. He insisted that the leader of the opposition party is only fit to be a member of the Council of State. “Nana Addo is old and very weak, he should be made a member of the Council of State to advise President Mahama. He should not seek to be President,” he stated.