The Ex-Ghanaian President’s Link With TB Joshua
Published on July 25, 2012 by pmnews · 20 CommentsAs the Vice-President of Ghana between 1997 and 2001, John Evans Fifii Atta Mills, who passed on yesterday at the age of 68, was in his Accra’s office one day when an aide introduced Prophet TB Joshua to him.
The reason Joshua was brought to Mills’ office has remained a matter of conjecture, with some arguing that Mills needed Joshua’s anointing as he prepared for the presidential elections, and others positing that Mills was already down with cataract and needed healing from Joshua.
Prophet T. B. Joshua and John Evans Fifii Atta Mills
In his office, as Mills later told TheNEWS/P.M.NEWS team in an interview on 11 January 2009, he looked at TB Joshua and, immediately, “realised that he(Joshua) was a man of God and therefore took liking to him.”
Mills found that TB Joshua was “a very humble person, very generous and very caring person,” who always received him “warmly”.
From there, Mills began to attend TB Joshua’s sermons and found them “very interesting”.As years passed by and Mills failed to become President of Ghana in 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, he became a regular guest at TB Joshua’s Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, Ikotun, Lagos, southwest Nigeria.For more than 10 years, Mills shuttled between Accra and Lagos and his bond with TB Joshua grew stronger, he once told our correspondents.
“My brothers and sisters in Christ, I want to thank the Almighty for making it possible for me to be here this morning to take part in this thanksgiving service. I am no stranger to the Synagogue. Indeed, I have been coming here very regularly and I have known the man of God (Joshua) for more than 10 years. I first met him when I was Vice President of the Federal Republic of Ghana. And I have continued to maintain the relationship ever since,” Mills told Joshua’s followers.
After two failed presidential elections, Mills was fickle-minded about another shot at the Presidency and he turned to his friend and spiritual counsellor, Prophet TB. Joshua.
“He (TB Joshua) said to me, this is my time but there would be hindrances and hurdles on the way,” Mills told TB Joshua’s church at a thanksgiving service organised in his honour on 11 January 2009.
“When I told him that our election would be on 3 December and there was a possibility that the result would be announced on the 18th or before the end of December 2008, he looked at me for some time, smiled and said: ‘I don’t see it that way. I can see three different elections ahead of you.’ He added that the results would be announced in January 2009.
“I was asking myself, if there was a run-off on 28 of December 2008, give ourselves two days for the Electoral Commissioner to come out with the results and we would run into January. I kept this at the back of my mind.
“We had the elections right on 7 December. There was a run-off on 28 December. And we had the third election in one constituency (Tain in Brong Ahafo region). The results were announced in January,” Mills narrated to a thunderous ovation.
After the thanksgiving service, Mills granted a 10-minute interview to TheNews/P.M.NEWS team that he had been sick and had gone to South Africa for an operation.
“”I think I am as strong as I can be. You can assess the situation yourself. Yes, I had cataract operation, I was sick and had to go for operation in South Africa. But I am strong and ready to take up the challenge for the next four years. I am human like any other person, so who doesn’t fall ill? The fact that you are strong today is no insurance that you cannot break down tomorrow,” Mills said. He died yesterday before completing his four year term. He is the first Ghanaian president to die in office.
President Mills was known as a “man of peace”. He was the Vice President of Ghana under the second NDC government from 1997-2000.He contested the presidential election in 2000 but lost to President John Agyekum Kufuor in the second round of the vote.
The tax expert and law professor was born on 21 July, 1944 at Tarkwa.He attended Achimota School, University of Ghana, Legon, London School of Economics and Political Science (LL M), and the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (Ph.D). He was chosen by President Jerry John Rawlings as his running mate in 1996 and the ticket won the election for him to become Vice President.
He was married to Ernestina Naadu Mills, an educator, and had a son, Sam Kofi Atta Mills.
Meanwhile, Ghana is in a state of mourning aftr Mills passed on at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra on Tuesday afternoon, according to a press statement signed by the Chief of Staff, Mr John Henry Martey Newmann released by the Ministry of Information.
The Speaker of Parliament, Justice Joyce Bamford-Addo, summoned all members of the House to an emergency sitting at 1800 hours for the swearing in of the Vice President in accordance with Article 60 (6) of the Constitution.
Reports from across the country say people have been wailing since the news broke in the afternoon.
Shocked shop owners, drivers, civil servants, market women and members of the public could be seen making telephone calls to friends and family members as well as politicians to confirm the sad news.
President Mills celebrated his 68th birthday only last Saturday, July 21.
Traders at the Accra Tema Lorry Station broke down in tears when it was announced that President Mills had passed on.
The traders, mostly women, cried their hearts out saying they did not believe the President had died.
World leaders have commiserated with Ghana over the death of their president.
President Goodluck Jonathan expressed shock at the death of Mills.
The president in a statement signed by his media aide, Dr. Reuben Abati, said: “On behalf of himself, the government and people of Nigeria, President Jonathan extends sincere condolences to late President Mill’s family as well as the government and people of Ghana.
Other world leaders, including US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron, have also commiserated with Ghana.
—Simon Ateba
May His soul rest in peace! Amen!
In this system of things,death is inevitable.Either one had a godfather or spiritual father,all imperfect humans pays the wages until under God’s Kingdom when death will be no more:Rev. 21:4
The president died and the vice was sworn in within 24 hours? No cabal? No zoning? No tribal permutation? Nigerians need to go and learn the rudiments of democracy in Ghana. May the soul of the professor, the president of Ghana, rest in peace.
In this system of things,death is inevitable.Either one had a godfather or spiritual father,all imperfect humans pays the wages until under God’s Kingdom when death will be no more:Rev. 21:4
May God console the govt and people of Ghana
@ ETTEH PETERSE, thank you very much ooooo. we all see the beauty of democracy. In Nigeria we do opposite side of it. When Yar dua died, Jonathan was the VP then. But instead of Jonathan to take the position of President immidiatly, the north started to show bad feelings against jonathan. The northern cabals started to bring all sort of things. Ghana you are great people and continue to do right things. North and their born to rule mentality would continue to give us problems in Nigeria. All these their mentality can never ever stop. Their way of thinking is opposite ways. We would continue to have problems with the north.
GHANIAN PRESIDENT & PEOPLE ALL OVER THE STREET ARE CRYING.WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SITUATION TWICE IN NIGERIA & INSTEAD OF CRYING NIGERIANS WERE REJOICING BECAUSE THE WICKED HAS PASSED AWAY. I PRAY THAT GOD WILL GIVE HIS FAMILY T& THE ENTIRE GHANIANS HE SPIRIT TO BEAR THE LOST.
@KUNLE IDRIS Ur analysis is jst as gud as mine. Ghana’s democracy is refered 2 as d beauty of democracy. Nigerians re stil grappling btw d north & south dichotomy, religious ambiguities & ethnic sentimentalism in al our political manuevrings and gimmicks. Nigeria must undastnd wat it means 2 ve leaders wit credibility, vote 4 dose whose hearts re yearning 2wads d develpmt of d socio economic conditions of d pp dey represent and nt an agenda dat is based on feedin fat on d national cake & dereby degradin d sacred institution of DEMOCRACY. NIGERIA WE HAIL THEE.
Christian all over the world should humble themselves and join TB JOSHUA to pray when a prophesy is made.
@AMADI SEBASTINE ONUZULUIKE and the relevance to that is what???
On another note, it’s nice to see an African country at least demonstrate democracy as it says on the tin, unlike Nigerian’s democrazy.
Ghanaian president died,immediately his vice was sworn in to tk his place.in Nigeria d reverse was d case.so who still contending dt Ghana is more developed dn Nigeria?.at least,ds is a clear,simple way to demonstrate their advancement .
May is soul rest in peace if it is nigeria president dat die or any politician in nigeria dat die i will be the most happy person i the world because dis stupid government are not doing noting no light no road no job no education evreything as die so our politician will never no peace in there life and there family because all there child are out of d country useless govt stupid leader i can blame them they all fight for there pocket Dady good job ooooo tb joshua i must say u are d best u supprise me for u too to release nigerian people working in libya dat are arressted doing the war thank u sir u give them 4million no politican man can do dat in a secret very useless govt dat we have
May is soul rest in peace if it is nigeria president dat die or any politician in nigeria dat die i will be the most happy person i the world because dis stupid government are not doing noting no light no road no job no education evreything as die so our politician will never no peace in there life and there family because all there child are out of d country useless govt stupid leader i can blame them they all fight for there pocket Dady good job ooooo tb joshua i must say u are d best u supprise me for u too to release nigerian people working in libya dat are arressted doing the war thank u sir u give them 4million no politican man can do dat in a secret very useless govt dat we have …
Is he the first African president linked to the synagogue……..that kicked the bucket?
Nze fool, was Yar adua linked to synagogue ?
Life and dealth is an ivevitable link that rest on the shadows of every man. irrespective of ur personal perdigree and intergrity u can wither like an afternoon flower.I deemt it good but wisely overwhelmed when a leader serving millions of people join the place of no return. I indeed wailed,shorted of words, and shevered when the news blew all over. Prf Atta Mills was a Godly man and actually respect all manner of people but who knows,my mind and thouht centerd on one,’THE DEATH OF HIS EXELLENCY THE LATE PRF. ATTA MILLS IS GOING TO BRING UNITY,PEACE AND HARMONY TO THE ENTIRE COUNTRY TOWARDS THE DEC,POOLS AND ALSO ENHANCE DEMOCRATIC GORVENANCE OF THE AFRICAN CONTENENT.Ghana is a great nation,with one people let not allow ourself to buly by politics. PRF.is gone for good.Let all hold with one accord pray to GOD for our new president H.E.John Dramani to hold on firmly the beauty of our motherland Ghana.
PROF.May ur soul rest in perfect peace. Robinson, koforidua, Ghana.
how come the prophet didnt stop the president from dieying hope he will do that next time another president wants to die he should pls stop the dead txs.
Joseph, No prophet has the power over life or death. Only God can take out your soul from flesh and when he intends to do so, he will do. Do not be deceievd. & rightly, TB Josh never claimed to have the power to keep him alive.
may is gentle soul rest in perfect peace.and condolence to the ghanians and is family.
My question to Mr. TB ( It also goes to Mr. Tunde Bakare ), What business does Religion and Politics have in common? If Jesus was still alive would he be prostituting himself with Politicians, praying for people for political reason?. Just to remind you some little things you ought have known, when he(Jesus) was to be made a king in Jerusalem, did he accept the offer? No. When Pilate asked him ‘Are you the king of the Jews? What was his reply? ‘My Kingdom is no part of this world’. I also know Mr. TB had read John 15:19 before, but because of selfish desires, he chose not to understands it. Only the gullible will fall to their deceit.
President Atta Mills was a man of God. He was a preacher in the methodist Ghana when he was in school. He was also the friend of all the true men of God in Ghana when he was in power and he visits some of them for a one on one night vigil. He had men of God who were part of his councillors, and before he takes any decision, he seeks the face of God. At cabinet meetings, he says the opening and closing prayers. Prayers are done at the presidential palace at all times. The opposition parties accuse him for turning the presidential palace into a prayer camp. He heaped a lot of prayer for Ghana for peace, unity, prosperity, etc