The National President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Efua Ghartey, has stated that the fatal helicopter crash which claimed the lives of eight people on August 6, 2025, is a tragedy that should never befall the country again.

According to her, the loss of the eight individuals was a tragic one, as she eulogised them for living lives worthy of emulation and for dying in line of duty.

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Laying a wreath on behalf of the GBA, Ghartey stated that news of the fatal crash deeply affected the association, just as it did the entire country, considering the grave nature of the accident, one unprecedented in the nation’s recent history.

“Indeed, when we heard this tragic news last week, we were deeply moved as an association because in our recent history, this indeed is an accident that we have not encountered.

“And the lives that were lost and the investment that has been made in those lives, it’s obvious that this was a tragedy for the nation. So today we are here to lay our flowers in honor of these exemplary persons who have lost their lives,” she said.

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Ghartey also offered prayers for the country and the bereaved families mourning their loss, calling for God’s protection for everyone and for the nation as a whole in these difficult moments.

“Our prayer is that the good Lord will comfort their families and loved ones and help them to move on and live a legacy to show that indeed we are connected to these persons. And we pray that as a nation we will heal and learn from any mistakes that we discover.”

She added, “As far as we are concerned, never again should this nation have such a tragedy befall it and we pray that the good Lord protect us all in our going and coming in because I’m sure the day that they said goodbye to their families in the morning, they did not expect to hear this news from their loved ones, and so should it be with all of us.”

The crash claimed the lives of eight people, including Defence Minister, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, former parliamentary candidate Samuel Aboagye, and National Democratic Congress (NDC) Vice Chairman, Samuel Sarpong, Dr Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation and MP for Tamale Central, and Alhaji Limuna Muniru Mohammed, Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, Dr Samuel Sarpong, National Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Aboagye, former parliamentary candidate.

The crew members who perished were Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Manin Twum-Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.

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