The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has expressed regret over not doing more for his political mentor, the late President John Evans Atta Mills, while he was alive.
“I wish I even did more for President Atta Mills,” he said in an interview on Accra-based TV3’s Hot Issues programme.
Mr Ablakwa, who transitioned from student leadership to politics and served as a deputy minister during Atta Mills’ presidency, spoke about the profound impact Mills had on his political perspective.
He shared that he named his son after Mills as a tribute to the late president.
“That’s why I named my son after him. I have no regrets for defending the interest of my party,” Ablakwa emphasized.
The late Evans Atta Mills governed Ghana from 2009 to 2012 until his untimely demise. John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills, the former President of Ghana, passed away on July 24, 2012.
During the presidency of John Evans Atta Mills, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa served as a Deputy Minister. He was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Information in 2009.
On the show, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, used the opportunity to deny claims that he owned fuel stations during his early days as a politician and that he flew abroad every weekend for schooling during the Atta-Mills government.
“I’m not a businessman; I don’t own any filling stations. I never flew abroad every weekend; how could one do that under the modest Prof. Mills? They don’t provide any evidence. I’m glad time has vindicated me,” he submitted.
The topic of Ablakwa schooling abroad resurfaced recently when some social media users affiliated with the government brought it up to counter Ablakwa’s anti-corruption publications.
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