Former President John Mahama has said the pain of losing  his former boss, the late Prof John Evans Atta Mills is an unquenchable grief.

The successor of the late Professor Mills described him as a man who stood for the highest ideals of leadership and the greatest aspirations of Ghana’s democracy.

Mr Mahama, who was Vice-President to Prof Mills, wrote this on his Facebook page to commemorate the seven-year anniversary of the passing of the late president.

“Seven years ago, today, our nation was struck with unquenchable grief and agony when President John Atta Mills departed to his maker.

He was a man who stood for the highest ideals of leadership and for the greatest aspirations of our democracy. RIP Prof,” Mr Mahama’s posted read.

The late Prof. JEA Mills was Ghana’s third President under the Fourth Republic.

He died on 24th July 2012 at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra three days after his 68th birthday.

Though the cause of death was not immediately released, it was reported that he had been suffering from throat cancer.

Announcing his death, his office noted that he died hours after being taken ill, but a presidential aide said that he had complained of pains the day prior to his death.

However, Mills’ brother, Dr. Cadman Mills later disclosed during the graveside service that he had died from complications of a massive hemorrhagic stroke resulting from a brain aneurysm.

He was the first Ghanaian President to die in office.