Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed profound sorrow over the deaths of eight individuals in a military helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region on Wednesday, August 6.
The tragic incident claimed the lives of several high-profile government officials and military personnel, including Defence Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, Environment Minister Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, and Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator Alhaji Limuna Muniru Mohammed.
In a statement shared on his Facebook page, the former President described the crash as a national tragedy that has left the country “profoundly shocked and saddened.”
“I have spoken and extended my deepest condolences to the President of the Republic, H.E. John Dramani Mahama, Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces, and to Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, Chairman of the NDC,” Akufo-Addo stated.
He also extended sympathies to the Ghana Air Force and the families of all the victims, acknowledging the sacrifices of the fallen military personnel.
“I console with our gallant men of the Ghana Air Force at this concerning time and salute their indispensable role in the public life of our country,” he said.
Akufo-Addo concluded his message with a prayer: “May they find peaceful rest in the Bosom of the Almighty, until the Last Day of the Resurrection, when we shall all meet again.”
The government has since directed all national flags to be flown at half-mast in honour of the deceased. Investigations into the cause of the crash are ongoing.
