President Mahama Devastated Over Deaths Of Ministers, 6 Others Killed In Ghana’s Military Plane Crash 

President John Dramani Mahama

Source: Africa Publicity

Ghanaian President, John Dramani Mahama, is completely devastated over the deaths of Ghana’s Defence Minister, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, the country’s Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, and six others who were involved in a military helicopter crash. 

The tragic incident happened in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.

Ghana’s Education Minister and a senior member of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Haruna Iddrisu, told journalists the crash marks one of the most difficult moments in the history of Mahama’s administration.

According to him, the two ministers and the other persons onboard the doomed helicopter, “were on their way to launch the cooperative mining initiative.”

He says “The President is emotionally down, and we pray that God gives him, and the Ghanaian people, the fortitude to accept this tragic loss.”

The crash site

The six other persons who painfully lost their lives in the crash are Ghana’s Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, Muniru Mohammed, presidential staffer and Vice Chairman of the NDC, Samuel Sarpong, and former Parliamentary Candidate for Obuasi East, Samuel Aboagye.

Three crew members, Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Mane-Twum Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah also perished in the crash.

According to the Ghana Army, the deceased were aboard a Ghana Armed Forces Z-9 helicopter heading to Obuasi when the aircraft went off radar.

Emergency responders rushed to the site, but all eight occupants were later confirmed dead.

In response to the tragedy, Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang is leading a government delegation to officially convey condolences to the bereaved families. The delegation, coordinated by Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, includes military leadership and key state officials.

According to Mr. Iddrisu, “The Vice President has constituted a team led by Julius Debrah to Koforidua, supported by the Army Commander and other dignitaries to visit the affected families,” adding that “Please accept our heartfelt condolences. This is a very difficult moment for us all.”

Meanwhile, President Mahama has directed that all national flags be flown at half-mast in honour of the deceased.