Eastern Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Mark-Oliver Kevor, has eulogised the late former Minister of Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, describing him as generous, disciplined and loyal to the party and President John Dramani Mahama.

Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen on August 12, 2025, Dr Kevor recalled how the late Dr Omane Boamah once sold his car to raise funds for his campaign for the regional chairmanship.

“He supported me in kind and cash. At one point, he sold his car to raise resources for my campaign. I became regional chairman, and we went on to support the national elections,” he said.

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Dr Kevor noted that before accepting the position of NDC Director of Elections and IT, the late Dr Omane Boamah consulted him and another colleague Gyeke Darko.

He disclosed that after the NDC’s defeat in the 2020 general elections outcome, some party members blamed Dr Omane Boamah; making him to nearly quit frontline politics.

However, Dr Kevor and others persuaded him to stay and work towards helping the party return to power.

“We believed that with his loyalty to President Mahama, it would only be fair for him to stay close and help Mahama win the next election, to redeem himself and change the narrative,” he stated.

According to Dr Kevor, the late minister’s discipline was a vital quality the party lacked in 2020, which contributed to its electoral loss.

Dr Edward Omane Boamah was among eight people who died in the August 6 military helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region.

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