Franklin Cudjoe, the President of IMANI Africa, has said the whole country is mourning, but Ghanaians must also demand answers.
According to Franklin Cudjoe, no serious addition of helicopters and maintenance has been done for the last eight years.
He further questioned the state of Ghana’s Armed Forces as alarmingly terrible
In a social media post on X, Franklin Cudjoe wrote, “We are mourning, but we must demand answers! I am in touch with the highest echelons of power and the truth, my dear brothers and sisters, is that the state of Ghana’s Armed Forces was and is still alarmingly terrible.
He added, “No serious additions and maintenance in the last 8 years. My brother, Omane Boamah, consistently raised these issues at almost every Armed Forces Security Council meeting”.
Franklin Cudjoe recounted what a top Military liaison once told him that Ghana would want even if Togo were to attack the country.
“One top Military liaison” if even Togo were to attack us, we would be wanting”. And yet, we had $58m to mess around with some crap edifice. More details later! Not all mourners are genuine! I am very, very angry. You should be”, he added.
However, a former Deputy Defence Minister, Major Derrick Oduro (Rtd), has said the helicopter crash at Adansi may have been caused by poor weather conditions.
According to Major Derrick Oduro (Rtd), he ruled out a mechanical fault, asserting that the military follows a very rigorous checklist before every flight.
He noted that with the stern routine and the highly professional flight officers, it will be very rare that a mechanical fault causes a crash.
Speaking on Accra-based Asempa FM’s Ekosiisen, Major Derrick Oduro (Rtd) stated, “This can only be about bad weather and not a faulty helicopter. I’ve used that same aircraft several times without any issues.
The military follows rigorous checklists before every flight. Accidents like this rarely happen”.
Sadly, Ghana lost eight people, including Dr Omane Boamah and Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, who passed away following a helicopter crash at Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region on Wednesday, August 6.
The helicopter was carrying eight individuals, including three crew members and five passengers, among them the ministers, a presidential staffer identified as Samuel Sarpong, and the ministers’ security detail.
Muniru Mohammed, Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, and Samuel Aboagye, a former Parliamentary Candidate, and Samuel Sarpong, Vice Chairman of NDC, have all been confirmed dead.
The crew members are Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Manin Twum-Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.
Meanwhile, the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, on Wednesday night received the remains of the eight who died in the tragic military hospital.
Their bodies were received at the Air Force Base in Accra.
President John Mahama has also announced a three-day national mourning period.
See the post below:
We are mourning but we must demand answers! I am in touch with the highest echelons of power and the truth, my dear brothers and sisters is that the state of Ghana's Armed Forces was and is still alarmingly terrible. No serious additions and manitenance in the last 8 years. My…
— Franklin CUDJOE (@lordcudjoe) August 7, 2025