President Bola Tinubu has expressed his condolences to President John Mahama, the government and people of Ghana, following the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of Ghana’s Defence Minister, Edward Boamah, the Environment Minister, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, and six others.
The Ghanaian Presidency announced the incident hours after the armed forces reported that a chopper carrying three crew and five passengers had dropped off the radar.
Among the other victims were Alhaji Muniru Mohammed, who was Ghana’s Deputy National Security Coordinator and former agriculture minister, and the Vice Chairman of the ruling National Democratic Congress, Samuel Sarpong.
In a press statement on Wednesday, signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President prayed for the peaceful repose of the departed souls and strength for those left behind.