Public access to Mills’ burial site extended to Aug 19

Public access to the Asomdwee Park, where late President John Evans Atta Mills was buried, has been extended by a week, according to the Funeral Planning Committee (FPC).

A statement signed by a deputy Minister of Information and a member of the FPC, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, said the “Asomdwee Park will now be opened till the evening of Sunday, 19th August, 2012 after which it will be closed to the public for further works to be carried out on the site.”

The Park was opened to the public on Saturday and was originally scheduled to be closed by end of business on Monday, August 13. However, the statement said due to the “overwhelming resolve by the general public to pay their last respect and drop flowers at the final resting place of the mortal remains of His Excellency Professor John Evans Atta Mills” it has been extended.

The statement explained that the additional works on the Asomdwee Park will now commence on August 20 “after which it will be opened to the public again.”

Meanwhile, the time for public access remains 8am to 5pm daily. All vehicles are to be parked at the Independence Square, it added.

source: myjoyonline

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