Atta Mills dismissed me twice, but I speak well of him because he was a good man - Frimpong-Boateng

Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng paid tribute to late President John Evans Atta Mills on Wednesday, July 22, at the 14th Commemorative Lecture in honor of Professor Mills. Professor Frimpong-Boateng revealed that he was dismissed twice during the late President's administration, stating, "I never belonged to Professor Mills' party, and twice he dismissed me. The first dismissal was in January 2009 on radio, one of the earliest announcements of his presidency."

The first dismissal removed him as Chairman of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC). The second dismissal occurred in 2011 when he was removed from his role at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. He received a dismissal letter from Mr. Joseph Yieleh Chireh, the Minister for Health, on August 25th, 2011. President Mills later visited Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on August 30, 2011, accompanied by the hospital's board chairman, to confirm his departure from office. Professor Frimpong-Boateng stated he held no bitterness towards the late President.