President John Dramani Mahama has introduced the institution of an investigative board of enquiry to find out the reason for the current helicopter crash that claimed the lives of two cupboard ministers and 6 others.
Addressing the nation, the President described the incident as a nationwide tragedy and a private loss, saying the victims weren’t solely public officers but in addition people he shared shut bonds with.
The accident led to the deaths of eight individuals, together with Edward Omane Boamah, Minister for Defence, and Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, Minister for Surroundings, Science, Expertise and Innovation, who was additionally the Member of Parliament for Tamale Central.
Different victims included Alhaji Muniru Mohammed Limuna, Performing Deputy Nationwide Safety Coordinator; Samuel Sarpong, Vice-Chairman of the Nationwide Democratic Congress (NDC); Samuel Aboagye, a former parliamentary candidate affiliated with the Nationwide Catastrophe Administration Organisation (NADMO); and three Ghana Air Pressure officers—Squadron Chief Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Manaen Twum Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.
President Mahama assured the general public and households of the victims that the Ghana Armed Forces had already begun a full and clear investigation.
He added that the flight information recorder and cockpit voice recorder had each been recovered to help the investigation course of.
“All eight our bodies have been retrieved,” the President confirmed, including that authorities officers had been working intently with bereaved households to determine the our bodies and put together for closing burial preparations.
He urged Ghanaians to stay united on this second of grief and keep away from pointless political commentary.
“This isn’t a time for division or hypothesis. It’s a time for power, empathy, and unity,” he mentioned.
The president disclosed {that a} nationwide memorial service was scheduled to happen on the forecourt of the State Home on Saturday, August 9 at 5 p.m., with books of condolence to be opened at numerous authorities workplaces and occasion headquarters from Sunday, August 10 to Thursday, August 14.
He added that the state funeral will probably be held on Friday, August 15 on the Black Star Sq..
President Mahama requested for God’s blessings upon the souls of the departed and on the nation of Ghana.
