Veterans Hockey Team until his death). [5]   Presidency On 21 December 2006, Mills was overwhelmingly elected by the NDC as its candidate for the  2008 presidential election  with a majority of 81.4% (1,362 votes), far ahead of his opponents, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah , Alhaji Mahama Iddrisu, and Eddie Annan. In 2008, he was