Following the final funeral ceremony for the eight victims of the August 6, 2025, helicopter crash, a thanksgiving ceremony was held for the Minister of Defence, Dr Edward Kofi Omane Boamah, one of the victims of the crash.

The service, held at the Christ the King Catholic Church in Accra, on August 17, 2025, drew various political figures, to express their gratitude to God for a successful funeral and to offer prayers for the families of the departed.

President John Dramani Mahama and his wife, Lordina Mahama, were in attendance.

Other political figures, including Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa; and Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, were spotted arriving at the premises of the church.

PLAYBACK: Thanksgiving Service for the Late Dr Edward Kofi Omane Boamah

On August 6, 2025, Boamah was among eight people who tragically died in a Ghana Air Force Harbin Z-9EH helicopter crash in the Adansi-Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region.

The aircraft had departed Accra at around 9:12 AM en route to Obuasi for an official anti-illegal mining event when it disappeared from the radar and was later found engulfed in flames. All on board perished.

Among the other victims were the Minister of Environment, Dr Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed; Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, Limuna Mohammed Muniru; NDC Vice Chairman Samuel Sarpong; former parliamentary candidate Samuel Aboagye, and three air force crew members.

The crash has been deemed one of Ghana’s deadliest air disasters in recent memory. It triggered immediate national mourning, with President John Mahama declaring a three-day mourning period and ordering flags to be flown at half-mast.

Investigations are underway. Authorities have recovered flight data and cockpit voice recorders and have invited international experts to assist in the probe. A Board of Inquiry has also been established, with Ghanaian and American experts expected to work together for transparency and accuracy.

Islamic funerals for Dr Murtala Mohammed and Limuna Mohammed Muniru were held on August 10 at the State House Forecourt in Accra, attended by President Mahama, the First Lady, ECOWAS dignitaries, and the President of Sierra Leone.

A general funeral for all eight was later held on August 15 with burial ceremonies for the remaining six.

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Ibrahim Mahama attends Dr. Omane Boamah's Thanksgiving Service at Christ the King Church 🕊️ pic.twitter.com/YEOuU8UxLP

— Popo🇰🇼🇬🇭 (@Popony_J) August 17, 2025

Hon.Okudzeto Ablakwa and Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh arrive at Late Dr. Edward Omane Boamah's Thanksgiving Service pic.twitter.com/q9KIFszbYP

— Popo🇰🇼🇬🇭 (@Popony_J) August 17, 2025

President Mahama and First Lady Mrs.Lordina Mahama arrive at Late Dr. Edward Omane Boamah's Thanksgiving Service🕊️ pic.twitter.com/KO8ht2wZRT

— Popo🇰🇼🇬🇭 (@Popony_J) August 17, 2025