The Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Stephen Asamoah Boateng, has called for a comprehensive investigation into the death of President John Evans Fiifi Atta-Mills in 2012.
According to him, the controversies surrounding the death, of the late president must be settled once and for all , for the country to move forward.
Speaking at a news conference in Accra on Wednesday, Mr Asamoah Boateng also said the controversial autopsy report must also be made public.
“As the Minister for Chieftaincy, holding firm our tradition and custom, religion and faith, as we all die and where we will go, I will support that we solve the controversies surrounding the death of the former president, John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills, for the records to be set straight”, he stated.
“We have to know where he died, the doctor who attended to him, where he was taken to? I am told the body was taken to the funeral home, who authorised that the body should be moved to that end? We heard it was in the custody of 37 Hospital, why did he end up in a private hospital?
“Is there something in the autopsy report they don’t want us to know? Why are they hiding it? If the public wants it, why not make it available? It should be available for public record,” he said.
The Chieftaincy Minister did not understand why those who have the power to release the autopsy report are still holding on to the information and that, the former president isn’t sleeping peaceful, because of the controversies surrounding his death.
Reacting to the comments made by President Akufo-Addo when the family of the former President Atta Mills visited him at Jubilee House, that his government has neglected development in Ekumfi due to the latter’s decision to vote Francis Ato Cudjoe out of Parliament in 2020, he said the statement of the president was misinterpreted.
The minister stated emphatically that Ekumfi Constituency has never been neglected by the government saying, “They have twisted what the president said for their political agenda – the president has done very well for the people of Ekumfi.
“The President only meant that because his appointee was voted out of power, the contact was lost in a way, but don’t worry, you have come to tell me, why not, we will do it, so I think the twist was from here.
“This is because his appointee at the time was the one he was constantly in communication with, concerning the needs of the people, but because he was no more a member of parliament, things changed”, he explained.