He noted that Prof. Mills was an embodiment of humility, a trait rare among African Heads of States.

Speaking to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the demise of Prof. Mills, Mr Hlodze said the late President brought so much respect and honour not just to the people of Ghana but to the entire African continent.

He observed that Prof. Mills’ good virtue and respect for everyone regardless of the person’s status in society was unmatched.

“My colleagues and I, one day decided to change the SIM card of his mobile phone because we thought the President phone number had become unnecessarily popular.

After five days, the late President having realised he was no longer receiving too many calls, asked me why this is so, and I confessed to him that my colleagues and I had changed his SIM Card.

“He became furious and I nearly lost my job. He warned me never to repeat that again and that he became President thanks to the hard work and trust of the people,” he said.

According to Mr Hlodze, Prof. Mills was down to earth that he sometimes ask him to call five to six constituency chairmen “just to say hi to them”.

“You can imagine how you will feel if you are a constituency chairman, sitting under a tree playing draught, and the President calls you to ask you how you are doing” he said.

Mr Hlodze said heads of states always associated themselves with Prof Mills whenever he attended African Union Summits due to his humility.