Ghana’s Parliament has expressed deep sorrow following the fatal military helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight individuals, including two ministers of state, in what has become one of the country’s darkest days in recent memory.
The Ghana Air Force Z-9 helicopter was en route from Accra to Obuasi when it went off radar and crashed in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region on Wednesday morning, August 6, 2025.
All passengers on board were killed, including Defence Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed.
In an official statement released shortly after the tragedy, Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin and the House leadership conveyed their condolences, mourning the loss of what they described as “colleagues who died in service to the Republic.”
“Parliament is deeply saddened by this news, and would want to, at this time, express its deepest condolences to the bereaved families and indeed the entire Republic.”
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President John Dramani Mahama has declared three days of national mourning beginning Thursday, August 7, and has suspended all official engagements for the remainder of the week.
National flags are to be flown at half-mast across the country until further notice.
The British High Commission and other international partners have also extended their condolences, joining Ghanaians in grief as the country awaits answers.
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The Ghana Armed Forces and aviation authorities have launched a formal investigation to determine the cause of the crash.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
