John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills

This was the position when the President John Atta-Mills of the National Democratic Congress died in July 2012 and his Vice-President Mahama then won the election in December of that year in his own right (AC Vol 53 No 16 Politicking after the mourning & Obsequies and summitry)...

The same two candidates contested elections in 2012 and 2016; in 2008 Akufo-Addo narrowly lost to John Atta Mills who had Mahama as his running mate...

The 'social democratic' NDC which adopts tax-and-spend policies – with the emphasis on 'spend' – opposed ending these measures introduced under Presidents John Atta Mills and Mahama...

Founded in 1997 by Kwabena Duffuor later Finance Minister under Presidents John Atta Mills and John Dramani Mahama uniBank had connections to the then ruling National Democratic Congress that made it too hot to touch...

Yet then the NDC candidate John Atta Mills put all his energy into smaller constituency meetings which won the day...

• Nasiru Sulemana (‘Sulley') Gbadegbe from Volta was appointed by former President John Atta Mills but is non-partisan and particularly tough on procedural rules...