The 12th-anniversary wreath-laying ceremony and memorial service for the late former President John Evans Atta Mills is being held at the Asomdwee Park, near the Black Star Square.

On July 24, 2012, Atta Mills, who was suffering from throat cancer, died in hospital in the country's capital. A statement from his office said the 68-year-old died a few hours after being taken ill, but did not give details.

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has been spotted at the event.

Former President John Mahama and other dignitaries are expected to be present.

Prior to this, the 12th Anniversary Memorial Lecture to mark the demise of President John Evans Atta Mills, third President of the Fourth Republic was held on July 19, 2024.

The J.E.A. Mills Memorial Heritage, a non-profit organisation preserving the legacies of late President John Evans Atta Mills, launched a book on his memorial lectures.

The book, titled “Atta Mills Around the Regions”, is a compilation of all the lectures delivered in the 16 regions of the country as part of the year-long 10th anniversary commemoration of late President Mills.

The book was launched during the 12th commemorative lecture of the late President in Accra on the theme: “Remembering Atta Mills: 12 Years On”, at the Cedi Conference Centre of the University of Ghana.

Mr Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, Member of Parliament for Odododiodio, auctioning the book, said proceeds from it would be used to run the operations of the Heritage and support projects being done in memory of the late President.

The first copy was bought for GHS50,000 by a member of the National Democratic Congress who remained anonymous, and the second for GHS 40,000.

Meanwhile, Former President John Dramani Mahama and his Vice Presidential Candidate Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, each, bought a copy for GHS 20,000, with the NDC Party picking one for GHS 30,000, and the Minority Caucus buying a copy for GHS 40,000.

on July 27, 2024, the President John Evans Atta Mills Memorial Hockey Tournament would be held at the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium in Accra.