On Wednesday, January 26, a group of academics, professional colleagues, students, family members, and appointees of President John Evans Atta Mills announced the establishment of the John Evans Atta Mills (JEAM) Memorial Heritage.
The John Evans Atta Mills Memorial Heritage will be launched on Tuesday, February 1 at the Cedi Conference Centre, University of Ghana, according to a statement issued by the JEAM Memorial Heritage’s Governing Board and signed by its Board Chairman, Alex Segbefia, who was Deputy Chief of Staff during Mills’ administration.
The Memorial Heritage is a non-profit, independent, non-partisan organisation anchored in Professor Mills’ passion and commitment to inclusivity, transparency, accountability and his relentless quest for peace and a better society.
The statement added that “Senior Economist and elder statesman, Mr. Kwame Pianim, will deliver the main speech at the launch. The theme for the launch is, ‘The Man John Evans Atta Mills – 10 years on.’ There will be thematic presentations by Professor Akua Kuenyehia, former President of the International Criminal Court in The Hague; Professor Francis Dodoo, a former Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana and four-time Olympian; and Dr. Esther Ofei-Aboagye, a former Director of the Institute of Local Government Studies,” the statement added.
According to Mr. Segbefia, the JEAM Memorial Heritage will be formally launched by John Dramani Mahama, former President of Ghana and Vice President to President John Evans Atta Mills.
The launch will be chaired by Nana Kobina Nketsia V, Paramount Chief of the Essikado Traditional Area in the Western Region.
