Jonathan sends condolence message to Ghanaians over death of Atta Mills

Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan has joined other world leaders to send a message of condolence to the government and people of Ghana on the death of their President, John Atta Mills. President Attah Mills who was elected as president of Ghana in 2009 died yesterday in Accra, over a brief illness at age 68. In a statement released in Abuja, Jonathan’s spokesperson Rueben Abati said the President has condoled with the family of the late Ghanaian president. Jonathan said the news of the sudden death of President Attah Mills was shocking and brought immense sadness. Meanwhile, the Nigerian Senate has described the death as a colossal loss that will shake the African continent as a whole. According to the spokesman of the senate, Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe in a statement made yesterday described Mills as a simple and a quintessential African statesman who would be missed. Also former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo who is currently in Ghana for an official engagement described Mills death as shock to the people of Ghana and all those who knew him.