Atta Mills’ Family Declares War on Koku Anyidoho After 12th Anniversary Dispute

The family of the late Ghanaian president, Professor John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills, has threatened to take action against Samuel Koku Anyidoho following a melee at the 12th-anniversary commemoration ceremony on July 24, 2024.

Anyidoho, the former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and a close ally of the late president, disrupted the wreath-laying ceremony at Asomdwee Park by exceeding his scheduled time.

Samuel Atta Mills, a brother of the late president, criticized Anyidoho’s actions and accused him of being backed by the current government. He warned that the political power protecting Anyidoho would not last forever.

“When they advise you and you don’t listen, this is what happens. But Koku Anyidoho should know that hiding behind political power has an expiration date. A day will come when the political power he is hiding behind will expire,” he said on Wednesday, July 24 2024.

Mercy Araba Ahema Quarshie, a sister of the late president, echoed these sentiments, saying the family is fed up with Anyidoho’s behavior and will take action against him.

She stressed that Anyidoho has no legitimate connection to the late president and criticized his actions.

“People with Koku Anyidoho, pretending to be the real relatives of Atta Mills. That is never true. We don’t know them from anywhere, and they were here. He has schooled them, telling them that the rest of us are paternal brothers and sisters and they are the real Atta Mills family. It was so disgusting to find an 80-year-old woman, pouring libation and hitting her thigh, saying that she gave birth to Atta Mills. I was wondering if she gave birth as a baby.”

Quarshie further stated, “I want to make it clear to everyone that Koku Anyidoho has stepped on the wrong foot by tampering with our brother’s grave without our knowledge. That is totally unacceptable, and now we are going to deal with him because it is a taboo in our family to do that.”