By Elsie Appiah-Osei
Accra, Oct 21, GNA- Ghana’s Parliament observed a minute’s silence on Tuesday to honour the memories of the eight distinguished individuals who tragically lost their lives in a helicopter crash on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
The victims included the late Dr Edward Omane Boamah, Defence Minister and the late Dr Alhaji Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, Environment Minister, among others.
The crash, which occurred in the Adansi area of the Ashanti Region, also claimed the lives of Alhaji Muniru Mohammed, Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator; Dr Samuel Sarpong, Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC); Mr Samuel Aboagye, former parliamentary candidate; Wing Commander Peter Bafemi Anala; Flight-Lieutenant Manaen Twum-Ampadu; and Flight Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.
Reading an official communication from President John Dramani Mahama to the House during Tuesday’s proceedings, which announced the death of the compatriots, Speaker Alban Bagbin expressed profound sorrow, noting that the nation had lost valuable leaders and public servants.
“Our former colleagues in Parliament and in government and the officers we have lost dedicated their lives to the service of our nation. Their untimely and tragic demise is a devastating blow to Parliament, the Government, the Armed Forces, and the people of Ghana as a whole,” he said.
The nation observed a three-day period of mourning, with flags flying at half-mast across the country.
President Mahama and other leaders paid their respects, describing the incident as a “national tragedy.”
Parliament reconvened on Tuesday for the Third Meeting of the First Session of the Ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic after it adjourned sine die on Friday, August 1, 2025.
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