{"id":12973,"date":"2018-10-31T22:23:08","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T22:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=12973"},"modified":"2018-10-31T22:23:08","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T22:23:08","slug":"i-named-my-son-after-mills-im-still-attached-to-him-emotionally-ablakwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=12973","title":{"rendered":"I named my son after Mills; \u2018I\u2019m still attached to him emotionally\u2019 \u2013 Ablakwa"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former Deputy Minister of Education in charge of Tertiary Education, Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has eulogized the memory of the late President John Evans Attah Mills describing him as a man of integrity wit a high level of morality.<\/p>\n

Mr. Ablakwa, who as\u00a0 a 28-year old, was first given an opportunity to serve in government as a deputy Minister, said he is still \u201cemotionally attached to the Late President.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to him, the \u00a0virtues of Prof. John Evans Attah Mills left a lasting impression on him, for which reason he named his son after him.<\/p>\n

Speaking in an interview with Godfred Akoto Boafo on\u00a0Citi TV\u2019s Face To Face, Mr. Ablakwa said, he hopes his son whom he named after Professor Mills grows to be like him.<\/p>\n

Touching on the character of the late Professor Mills, he said his love for the country is unmatched.<\/p>\n

He recalled how then President John Evans Attah Mills would reject his travelling allowances, telling him that the country is being built for the younger generation.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is a man that I can tell you that up until now, I have never known any human being like him. His love for country, his integrity, he does not want anything. We are traveling and he rejects his per diem. He will always tell the young men that we are building this country for you. I didn\u2019t know he will be called soon.\u00a0 He left such a lasting impression on me that I will never ever forget, no wonder I named my son after him. I hope he grows to become like the good old Prof.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am still emotionally attached to Prof. He wouldn\u2019t do all the things they say about him. I know him, his kind of integrity, his high level of morality, a good man, a God-fearing man that is what propelled me to fiercely resist the attacks on him.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu also recalled how\u00a0he initially declined the offer to be a deputy Minister, but was later helped through the position by bigwigs in the party including Professor Ato Ahwoi and Mr. Totobi Kwakye.<\/p>\n