The former National Chairman of the People's National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah has described the tragic passing of the Minister of Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah and the Minister of Environment, Science and Technology and Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed as a heartbreaking loss of two incorruptible patriots who lived and died in service to the country.

Speaking to the media after a solemn wreath-laying ceremony at the Jubilee House on Thursday, August 7, 2025, he stated that two deceased ministers were his long-time friends.

"These two gentlemen, virtually of my age, I can say they died without being corrupt. They never took anything from anyone for personal gain but served for the good of humanity," he noted.

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Bernard Mornah also recounted how he brought both Murtala and Omane Boamah into the Committee for Joint Action (CJA), where they both played crucial roles in organising public demonstrations and championing national causes.

"In the CJA that I was a founding member who later drafted Omane Boamah and Murtala Mohammed also to join. We worked together in the Committee for Joint Action. I think Mahama has lost trustworthy compatriots," he added.

A Ghana Armed Forces helicopter carrying top government officials and military personnel to Obuasi for a program on illegal mining activities crashed at Sikaman in the Adansi Akrofuom area in the Ashanti Region on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.

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Among the victims were two Cabinet Ministers: Minister of Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, and Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed.

Others included Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna; former Central Regional Minister and NDC National Vice Chairman, Dr Samuel Sarpong; and former parliamentary candidate, Samuel Aboagye.

Three members of the Ghana Air Force crew also perished in the crash: Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Malin Twum-Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.

The aircraft lost radar contact shortly after takeoff and was later discovered in the Adansi area, according to a statement by the Ghana Armed Forces.

The cause of the crash remains unknown, with investigations currently underway.

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