The identities of the eight prominent Ghanaian Individuals, including two serving ministers and senior security officials whose lives were caught short following the crash of a military helicopter en route from Accra to Obuasi has surfaced.
TheNewGuru.com(TNG) earlier reports that Ghana’s Minister of Defence, Edward Omane Boamah, and Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, died in the helicopter crash on Wednesday afternoon.
Speaking, Ghanaian President John Mahama described the crash as a “national tragedy”, suspending all official engagements and ordering flags to fly at half-mast across the country.
Following the crash, the authorities have released the names and designations of those who perished in the crash:
Edward Omane Boamah – Minister for Defence
Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed – Minister for Environment, Science, and Technology
Muniru Mohammed – Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator and former Minister for Food and Agriculture
Samuel Sarpong – Vice-Chairman, National Democratic Congress (NDC)
Samuel Aboagye – Former Parliamentary Candidate
Peter Baafemi Anala – Squadron Leader
Manaen Twum Ampadu – Flying Officer
Ernest Addo – Sergeant
Recall, President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria joined other world leaders in expressing condolences to the people of Ghana over the incident, describing the victims as “heroes who died in the line of patriotic service.”
