Personal Life
He was married to Ernestina Naadu Mills, an educator, and had a son, Sam Kofi Atta Mills. He was raised a Protestant in the Methodist tradition. He was a good friend to T. B. Joshua, self-proclaimed "prophet" of The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeria and regularly visited his church. He said, following his inauguration, that Joshua had prophesied that it would take him three elections to win the presidency and that the result would be released in January.
He contributed to the Ghana Hockey Association, National Sports Council of Ghana and Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club. He enjoyed field hockey and swimming, and once played for the national hockey team (he remained a member of the Veterans Hockey Team until his death). He was also a board member of Hearts of Oak, the former chairman of the Black Stars Management Team and a Manchester United fan.
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