The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has led a high-powered government delegation to receive the remains of the Defence Minister, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, Environment Minister Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed and six other individuals who tragically lost their lives in the military helicopter crash on Wednesday, August 6.
The solemn ceremony took place at the Air Force Base in Accra, where the caskets, draped in the national colours, were received with full military honours.
The deceased include the two senior Cabinet Ministers, Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator Alhaji Muniru Mohammed, NDC National Vice Chairman, Dr. Samuel Sarpong, a former parliamentary candidate, Samuel Aboagye, and three members of the Ghana Air Force: Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flight Officer Manin Twum-Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.
The government delegation comprised senior military officers, ministers of state, party executives, and members of the clergy, all of whom gathered to pay their final respects. Among the dignitaries present were Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu, NDC General Secretary Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, and Minister for Government Communications Felix Kwakye Ofosu.
Meanwhile, all national flags have been ordered to fly at half-mast until further notice, as directed by the Office of the President.
The crash, which occurred in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region, has plunged the country into mourning and drawn tributes from across the political and social spectrum.
