Businessman and member of the ruling government's party, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, has joined calls for thorough investigations into the tragic helicopter crash that claimed eight lives on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.

According to Woyome, a thorough investigation to unravel the circumstances that led to the fatal crush is needed because narratives around the accident do not add up.

In a short video that has surfaced online, Woyome is captured expressing his views on the unfortunate crash that has thrown the entire country into mourning.

He said, "We need thorough investigations. We have seen this before from the first republic up to now…The helicopter was on a certain path, came to a certain height, and people saw it.

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"Farmers, people on the ground, people shot pictures of it before the tragic end. There must be thorough investigation. It can't happen in this country".

Meanwhile, the president, in his first public address to the nation on the tragic crash, announced that the Ghana Armed Forces had initiated a full-scale investigation into the tragic helicopter crash.

According to him, an investigative board of inquiry has been set up to lead the full-scale investigations, adding that the flight data and cockpit voice recorders have been retrieved.

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"I want to assure the families and the nation that the Ghana Armed Forces has initiated a full and transparent investigation into the circumstances of this crash," he stated.

"In this moment of national grief, let us remember that we are, above all, Ghanaians - united not just by nationality but by shared hope, shared humanity and now, shared sorrow," he said.

The helicopter crash claimed the lives of eight individuals, including Defence Minister Dr Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed.

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Others were: Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna; former Central Regional Minister, Samuel Sarpong; and Samuel Aboagye, a former parliamentary candidate.

Members of the helicopter's crew were Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Malin Twum-Ampadu, and Sgt. Ernest Addo Mensah.

The victims of the helicopter crash were on a national assignment to attend an event focused on combating illegal mining in Obuasi.

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