 Chairman
of the Funeral Committee of late President John Evans Atta Mills has
stated that security services have been instructed to ward-off groups
and individuals who would approach the funeral grounds with party
paraphernalia.
Addressing journalists in Accra on Tuesday, Mr.
Totobi Kwakye explained that the move is to ensure that the ceremony
takes place in a more serene atmosphere, devoid of party politics.
“This
is a national lost and we want to organize this funeral in a decent
manner that is why we believe bringing party paraphernalia to the
grounds could disrupt the event,” Mr. Totobi Kwakye explained.
He
however seized the opportunity to debunk media reports that the
Committee has allocated GH¢30 million to organize the funeral, saying it
is the figment of people’s imagination.
He intimated: “Stories
in the media that government is to spend GH¢30 million is total
fabrication and must be treated with the contempt it deserves.”
An
Accra based tabloid, the Daily Searchlite on Tuesday reported that
government was prepared to fork-out a whopping sum of GH¢30 million on
the funeral rites of the late President with just the casket coasting
over GH¢70.000.
But the editor-in-chief of the tabloid, Kenneth
Agyei Kuranche, in swift rebuttal said he still stand by his story,
saying “we have ample evidence to support our claims. The publication
said the casket was coming from Ohio, USA and that it was going to
arrive this morning and other things. Why did Mr. Totobi Kwakye only
debunk the general figure and not the other information we put out
there. Our story is credible and we still stand by it.” |
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