Ellen Ama Daaku, a communications officer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has taken a swipe at the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight people.

Speaking in an interview on Movement TV, Ama Daaku asserted that the ruling NDC is to be blamed for the horrific incident.

Defence Minister Dr Omane Boamah, Dr Murtala Mohammed and others dead


According to her, the incident would not have happened if the NDC, when it was in opposition, had not opposed an attempt by the erstwhile Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government to acquire new planes and helicopters for the Ghana Armed Forces.

“As for you, your witchcraft has made your people die in a plane crash. We are all quiet, but it was because of their witchcraft. Let me explain to you why I said this happened because of their witchcraft.

“Two years ago, His Excellency Nana Addo, through his defence minister, Dominic Nitiwul, went to Parliament and said that we need to retool our military. What transpired? Okudzeto Ablakwa, with his teeth like a plier used to break glass, descended on Akufo-Addo in this country, a whole president,” she said in the Twi dialect.

“Anytime Nana Addo travels, he (Ablakwa) goes to the airlines to ask how much it costs. Were we not in this country? Did they call him to order? During that time, if they had been quiet for us to order the planes and helicopters (sic)… we might not have encountered this tragedy,” she added.

On August 6, 2025, a Ghana Air Force Harbin Z-9 military helicopter crashed into a forested mountainside in the Adansi Akrofuom District, Ashanti Region, killing all eight people on board.

The helicopter was en route from Kotoka International Airport in Accra to Obuasi for an event on combating illegal mining.

Among the victims were Ghana's Minister of Defence, Edward Omane Boamah; Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed; Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, Alhaji Muniru Mohammed Limuna; Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Samuel Sarpong; former parliamentary candidate, Samuel Aboagye; and three crew members — Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Manin Twum-Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.

The wreckage was found burned, with all victims burnt beyond recognition, necessitating DNA analysis for identification.

While the Ghana Armed Forces has announced an investigation into the crash, the actual cause of the accident has yet to be identified. However, speculations remain rife.

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