By Osagie Alonge
Ghana‘s President John Atta-Mills is dead. The 68-year-old died a few hours after being taken ill, BBC reports.
Atta-Mills who is said to have been suffering from throat cancer, died in the capital, Accra, today July 24, 2012.
‘It is with a heavy heart…that we announce the sudden and untimely death of the president of the Republic of Ghana’, an official statement from the government house read.
Atta Mills has ruled Ghana since 2009.
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40 comments
EVERY SOUL MUST HAVE A TASTE OF DEATH, HOLY QUR’AN’
God gives & takes, may his soul rest in perfect peace. Amen!
It so unfortunate dat the president of Ghana(Atta Mills) just pass on nd a great lost 2 d Ghanains… Pls accept my condulence.. 4Rm irish makavely(Nigeria)
wish my president atta mills may ur soul rest in
perfect peace, god bless u and u will be in the paradise of the lasting life
Well may his gentle soul rest in perfect peace..Amen
may his soul rest in perfect peace
may his soul rest in peace, amen.
My condolent to the people of the republic of Ghana.
It’s devastating loosing him at this period, when the continent is facing huge crisis. May the good Lord give the Ghanians the heart to bear the inevitable call of their president.
Ghana has lost a man very important person.What happens
next after
His excellency John Atta Mills.. May ur gentle soul rest in da bossom of da Lord. Ganian Sory 4 da Big Lost. (LawrenceROY. Nigerian Man)
wooow! i just saw it on cnn this evening how can a whole president just suffer from throat cancer and die like that. but, all thesame may his gentle soul rest in perfect peace. untill when we reunite again. Very bad and a sad story to hear at this time. Hope that his family and all his friends bear and take it. Cause it’s part of life nothing to do at this point in time.
Only God knws y President Atta Mills’ gone 2 soon. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE. AMEN!!
D death of president Atta Mill is a great lost, nd 2 all d Ghanians 2 bears d lost nd may his gentle rest in peace.(AMEN)
D death of president Atta Mill is a great lost, nd 2 all d Ghanians 2 bears d lost nd may his gentle soul rest in peace.(AMEN)
My condolent RIP!
hey”! dat was my reaction reading d news on fb. its a gr8 loss 2 d world. r.i.p
May his soul rest in peace. Amen
Rest in perfect peace amen
Dat is sad
Hey, it s a very sad news, nw dat ghanians are doing very in there economy. It s really a very big lost 2 d pple of ghana. I pray dat God wil give u pple another good president dat wil rule d ghanians very well. May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace. Amen.
Ho! What a huge lost for our great nation, R.I.P mills. Yes Nigeria Know it dat all of us one eventuality rich or poor.
Mr president of Ghana may your gentle soul rest in perfect peace
I sympathize with the Ghanians on the great loss. May his soul and the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in perfect peace. (Nigerian)
Death is a necessary end..may God acept his soul as we wait for d resurrection morning..
Very sad,Ghana has lost a great leader.may his soul rest in the bossm of the lord AMEN
WHY is it that the good people die young and the evil men
keep living?this is a man that turns Ghana into Gold and
now he is no more,may your soul rest in peace amen,
My condolence to the people of Ghana. RIP Atta Mills
pity; quite a pity. My condolences to his family and d entire people of ghana, and may his soul rest in d bossom of the Lord- AMEN
Good thing never last.Ghanaians shd have hope in God.
It came as a Shock to me, when i had it had it announced on NTA {Nigeria Television Authority} around 5:00am this morning…………May his soul and date of late Nigeria’s former President Umar yar ‘adua and other faithful departed R.I.P Amen….Ghanians do take heart, God knows why.
it is a big loss but pls Ghanians take heart .
may his rest in perfect peace
May Your Soul Rest In Peace, GOD Willing.
yeah,crying,ah,wat cause dis perfect & senseble man.R I P.
may his soul rest n peace
sad!
sry for the indicient ghana
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