Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, has said no human being deserves to die tragically like the eight Ghanaians who died in the August 6 helicopter crash.
According to Ablakwa, he has asked himself where our omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient God is?
He asserted that humans are told God’s ways are not our ways, and questioned who will dare convince Ghanains that the Helicopter crash is God’s way?
In a post on X, Ablakwa wrote, “Shattered, devastated, speechless, shaken, traumatised, heartbroken, horrified, depressed, petrified — all these words fail to do justice to our current tribulation.
I ask, where is our omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient God?
We are told God’s ways are not our ways, but who will dare convince us that this is God’s way?
When we were asked to disregard the forces with power over the body and focus on our creator who has power over the soul, we were never really prepared for this day.
No human being deserves to die in this manner”, he wrote.
Ablakwa added, “Certainly, our 8 martyrs — for all their exploits, kind deeds and good works for our dear country, definitely did not deserve to depart this world in such unspeakable circumstances.
The martyrs of August 6 — Dr. Edward Kofi Omane Boamah, Alhaji Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, Alhaji Muniru Mohammed, Dr. Samuel Sarpong, Samuel Aboagye, Sqadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Mane Twum Ampadu, Sgt. Ernest Addo Mensah — all these noble compatriots have not only come to represent the mystery of life, they now epitomize courageous patriots who will eternally be celebrated locally and internationally”.
Ablakwa also added that he is moved by the overwhelming tributes from world leaders and international organisations of great repute following the tragic incident.
His post on X added, “As Ghana’s Foreign Minister, I have been deeply moved by the overwhelming tributes from world leaders and international organizations of great repute. I am particularly touched by the painstaking efforts by these leaders to personally reach out to President John Mahama and the Foreign Ministry to convey their heartfelt condolences and high regard for our fallen heroes.
Indeed, a man’s worth is not to be measured by mere longevity but by the impact they had”.
The sector minister went on to eulogise Dr. Edward Kofi Omane Boamah, Ghana’s former defence minister.
Ablakwa wrote, “I dedicate this eulogy in honour of the memory of Dr. Edward Kofi Omane Boamah — for our extraordinary relationship is no secret.
When I met Dr. Omane Boamah some 23 years ago, he was already a well respected and deeply admired student activist. His tenure as NUGS President was considered successful and consequential by many, regardless of their ideological persuasion.
In our passionate conversations those days, Dr. Omane Boamah will go on and on about how the legendary Ernesto Che Guevara inspires him.
He was the first to present to me books and manuals on revolution from Che.
Omane Boamah and Che Guevara had a lot in common — the rare phenomenon of medical students who made time for activism, medical doctors who believed revolutions heal better than medicine, frontline activists who sacrificed for a fair and just society until the very end.
And like Dr. Che Guevara, Dr. Omane Boamah died on the frontlines of active service — Che, fighting for political justice; Omane, fighting for environmental justice.
Fortuitously, they were both taken away in their prime — Che at 39, Omane at 49.
Dr. Edward Kofi Omane Boamah was my big brother, comrade, confidante and ever-present political ally.
He was the only person to read my draft NUGS manifesto. He offered valuable inputs to make it the winning manifesto at that fiercely and closely contested 2005 NUGS presidential election, where I won with a 6-vote margin.
He had served as NUGS President some three years prior to my election. He was an outstanding President.
His famous GETFund agitations as leader of NUGS, which he later chronicled in his first book titled: GETFund: A NUGS President’s account, helped preserve statutory allocations to the GETFund.
He ought to be credited for successfully stopping diversions and under-declarations from the GETFund as NUGS President. By that defining intervention, he contributed greatly in preserving the fund which is today a major source of President Mahama’s visionary educational policies, notably: the No Fees Stress initiative, GHS50million Research Fund and Free Sanitary Pads.
When I won the NUGS presidency, Dr. Omane Boamah became my chief advisor and strategist extraordinaire”.
Meanwhile, Dr Omane Boamah and Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, two cabinet members 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.
See the post below:
CELEBRATING THE MARTYRS OF AUGUST 6 — EULOGY IN HONOUR OF THE MEMORY OF DR. EDWARD KOFI OMANE BOAMAH BY SAMUEL OKUDZETO ABLAKWA (MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND MP FOR NORTH TONGU)
— Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa (@S_OkudzetoAblak) August 9, 2025
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