The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament,
Senator Ike Ekweremadu has described as shocking and grievous, the death of
President John Attah Mills of Ghana.
The Speaker, who also doubles as the
Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, said the death came to the Community
Parliament as a rude shock, extolling the late President as a true son of
Africa who gave his very best towards democracy and development on the
continent.
He said: “The West African sub-region
and indeed Africa has lost a pan-African and visionary who championed the
course of democracy, good governance, peace, stability, integration, and
development in the West African sub-region in particular and Africa in general.
“The ECOWAS Parliament in particular
will remember him as one of its pillars of support and a strong proponent of
the enhancement of the powers of the Community Parliament”.
Senator Ekweremadu added that “the pages
of history will be very kind to the late President for his remarkable roles in
the defence and restoration of democratic rule in several parts of the
sub-region and for upholding Ghana as one of the shining lights of democracy on
the African continent”
The Speaker condoled with the Government
and people of Ghana, urging them to “work to sustain the laudable principles,
visions, and legacies bequeathed by the late President.
He prayed for the peaceful repose of the
soul of the departed President.
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