Acting CEO of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has expressed deep sorrow over the deaths of Defence Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Mohammed Murtala, following Wednesday’s tragic military helicopter crash.
Struggling to come to terms with the loss, Prof Gyampo admitted he remains in denial and is unable to accept the news as final.
“I am still living in the state of denial, hoping that until I see them dead in their caskets, it’s difficult for me to believe,” he said.
Holding on to a glimmer of hope, he imagined the possibility that the two might have survived and are yet to be found.
“I am thinking that maybe we have to go to the forest again, hoping that we will find them hiding somewhere, maybe they missed their way, they are lost,” he added. “It is very painful.”
In the same vein, renowned Highlife musician and Presidential Staffer for the Black Stars Experience, Rex Omar, has called for a full-scale investigation into the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight people, including two Cabinet Ministers, in the Adansi area of the Ashanti Region on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
Speaking during a solemn laying of flowers and candlelight ceremony at the Ceremonial Garden in front of Jubilee House on Thursday, August 7, Rex Omar revealed the personal loss he felt following the death of Defence Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah.
“They were close allies and for Dr. Omane Boamah, we spoke three days ago and even scheduled a meeting for today, but this is the outcome,” he said with visible emotion.
“We should all be strong and continue the good work he started. This is a very, very painful incident, and that is why I endorse full investigations into it. This has never happened to Ghana, so I support the call.”
