A staunch and leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ato Ahwoi has eulogized the late Defence Minister, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah who died together with others in a helicopter crash on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
Ato Ahwoi laid wreath on Friday, August 8, 2025 in honour of the victims who lost their lives.
Speaking to the media after laying his wreath, he extoled the late Defence Minister when asked about his relationship with him.
“He was a very good man, he was my personal doctor, he was my son, my friend, my brother, everything and it’s unfortunate that he’s had to leave us so soon wherever he’s going but we will all be there one day,” he stated.
The key figure in the NDC recounted how he convinced Dr. Omane Boamah to join the NDC.
“By talking to him and convincing him and telling him that it was a better party to be in than whichever party he was in already,” he remarked.
“We’ve lost good people who should have been around to see the success of the second NDC,” he stressed.
The crash occurred on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at Adansi Akrofuom in the Ashanti Region, while the officials were on their way to a national event.Those killed in the crash included Defence Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah and Minister for Environment, Science and Technology Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed.
The others were Alhaji Limuna Muniru Mohammed, Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator; Dr. Samuel Sarpong; and Mr. Samuel Aboagye, National Vice Chairman of the ruling NDC.
The three military officers who perished were Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flight Officer Manaen Twum Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.
The government has announced a three-day national mourning period for the victims. A wreath-laying ceremony was held at the Ceremonial Gardens at the Presidency on Thursday, August 7, 2025.
A vigil is expected to be held in their honour, culminating in a memorial event on Saturday, August 9, 2025.
Meanwhile, samples of the remains of the eight victims have been flown to South Africa for DNA analysis to help identify each of the bodies for a befitting burial. A government delegation accompanied the samples, which were flown out on Thursday, August 7, 2025, for testing.
