President Mahama has called on Ghanaians to set aside political differences and stand together in grief following the recent military helicopter crash that claimed the lives of two senior ministers and six others.
Speaking in Accra on Thursday, the President said this was a period for compassion and national solidarity, not partisan commentary.
“This is not the time for division or political-point scoring,” he emphasised. “In this moment of national grief, let us remember that we are, above all, Ghanaians — united not just by nationality but by shared hope, shared humanity, and now, shared sorrow,” the President said.
The crash, which occurred on August 6 in a dense forest en route to Obuasi, killed Defence Minister Dr Edward Omane Boamah, Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, and six others, including three Ghana Armed Forces personnel.
Mahama reaffirmed the government’s commitment to uncovering the cause of the incident and ensuring aviation safety, adding that the victims’ legacies of service to Ghana would never be forgotten.
The Z-9 military helicopter was en route to Obuasi when it went off radar and crashed in a dense forest. Among the dead were Defence Minister Dr Edward Omane Boamah, Environment Minister Dr Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator Muniru Mohammed, NDC Vice-Chairman Samuel Sarpong.
The rest were former parliamentary candidate for Obausi East Samuel Aboagye, and three Ghana Armed Forces personnel — Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Manin Twum-Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah. There were no survivors.
