Prof. Atta Mills for President
On Prof. Atta Mills, his candidacy and this website.
This website is sponsored by some friends and ardent supporters of Professor John Atta Mills, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress for the December 2008 Presidential elections in Ghana. By choice, this group did not seek to be commissioned or formally endorsed by the Atta Mills campaign team so as to be able to present Professor Atta Mills and the challenges he faces. The group would like to acknowledge, however, the very active collaboration of the Prof. Atta Mills campaign team.
The purpose of this site is multi-fold. First, to make visitors to this site aware of the candidate's life time devotion to;
(a) training, mentoring, and nurturing generations of Ghanaian youth, including his contribution to the development of sports in Ghana,
(b) public service to the nation in his capacity as Chairman of the Board, and later as Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, and as Vice President of the Republic of Ghana,
(c) sharing global experience on tax reform policies and administration through his membership on the United Nations Committee of Tax Experts, and
(d) making invaluable contributions to the development of democracy in Ghana.
Second, the site is to fully and actively support the bid of Professor John Evans Atta Mills for the Presidency of Ghana in January 2009. Those of us who know “the Prof” well, are convinced that he is just “what the Dr. ordered” for this critical juncture in the history of Ghana . He is a man of character, vision, experience, and dedication to the betterment of Ghana . Few would question his conviction and persistence and love of nation as is symbolized by his 8-year quest for the opportunity to make a contribution as President of the Republic of Ghana . His values: honesty and candor in his dealings with others, inspiring others (regardless of ethnic, religious, or political affiliation) to make the best contribution that they are capable of, and above all, being relentless in his defense of the down-trodden are known to friends and foes alike.
Third, the site is to introduce the visitors to Professor Atta Mills' views on policies (economic, social, and political) and to invite the visitor to the site to make a contribution to the development and refinement of these policies. Professor Atta Mills, as we know him, has (strong and) well articulated positions on these issues as an academic and a politician. Unfortunately, these views which need to be debated, questioned, endorsed, or embellished are the biggest casualties in the current preferred Ghanaian political campaign strategy of personal attacks and ostentatious displays of (ill-acquired) party vehicles, paraphernalia, and largesse to the voting public.
Finally, the site is to solicit the support of visitors to this site or to the site of your preferred opposition candidate (in ideas, volunteering time, in making financial contributions) and, by so doing, help promote true democracy in Ghana . As Professor Atta Mills has often expressed, Democracy is much more than having the population go through a perfunctory exercise of casting votes at regular intervals. Democracy cannot flourish if opposition parties cannot present an alternative vision for lack of resources. Moreover, he who pays the piper calls the tune! It is our fervent hope that this site will contribute to a new Ghanaian Democracy whereby candidates rely on contributions from a large number of contributors and are in turn accountable for realizing the visions and aspirations of the population for Ghana.
