Ghanaians will bid farewell to the August 6 military helicopter crash victims who died in Adansi Akrofrom District, Ashanti Region.
The solemn state funeral is being held at the Black Star Square in Accra.
The occasion will be attended by President John Dramani Mahama, government officials, members of the security services, traditional leaders, and the bereaved families.
Ghana lost eight people, including 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.
The victims lost their lives en route to the launch of the Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme (rCOMSDEP) in Obuasi on August 6, 2025.
The interdenominational service will be followed by the burial at the Military Cemetery at Tse Addo for Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, former parliamentary candidate for Obuasi East, Samuel Aboagye, National Democratic Congress (NDC) Vice Chairman Samuel Sarpong, Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Manin Twum-Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.
Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, the Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation and Alhaji Limuna Muniru Mohammed, the Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, were earlier buried on August 10.
Meanwhile, President John Mahama has revealed plans to create a dedicated fund for the eight victims in the tragic August 6 helicopter crash.
According to John Mahama, all those who died were at the prime of their lives and had so many responsibilities.
Speaking during an address on Tuesday, August 12, John Mahama stated, “It’s a difficult calamity. Because if you look at all those who died, they were at the prime of their lives and had so much responsibility, children still in school, and some even with infants as young as two months… These responsibilities are what we have to take up to make sure that the absence of the parents does not adversely affect the innocent children.”
“At the funeral, we will announce a programme for creating a fund that will assist with the education of their children,” he said.
He added, “Persons who want to contribute to the future of the children they’ve left behind would have the opportunity to do so”.
Watch the livestream of the state funeral below: