Accra, Aug. 11, GNA – Dr Clement Apaak, Deputy Minister of Education, has expressed deep sorrow over the helicopter crash on August 6, 2025, which claimed eight lives.
Dr Apaak, also the Member of Parliament for Builsa, was in a very sad mood as he narrated his memories with some of the victims, including Dr. Omane Boamah, Dr. Muntala Mohammed, and Dr Samuel Sarpong.
“Omane, bro, I called him, and he will respond, bro. Only a week ago, he sent me documents of a teacher who reached out to him on the delay in getting a staff ID. I promised to take it up with GES.
He responded, ‘Grateful, bro.’ Oh my bro.
“Muntala, my troublesome younger brother, I called him. He will respond, my big brother.
He would then proceed to announce to everyone in the vicinity, “Do you know that Dr. Apaak is the President of the Global Association of Dog Meat Eaters?” Who will announce my most cherished title?
“Limuna, my playmate. He will usually call me, my slave [It’s a Gonja and Builsa thing. He called me as he usually did a week ago to check up on me.
He informed me that he would come to my office to discuss and introduce a representative of an international NGO interested in supporting education in Ghana. I told him I would give him a date. My master is gone.
“Dr. Samuel Sarpong, I called him Senior, and he will respond, Doc. We attended this year’s June 4th celebrations together. We were seated close to each other.
He, Dr. Sarpong and I used our presence at the event to discuss some crucial issues and decided to formalise the ideas that came up. Senior, what happens to our ideas?”
The Deputy Minister called for a national tribute, a thorough investigation into the crash, and renewed efforts to fight illegal mining (galamsey) in their honour.
“We must never forget the dedicated service these gallant eight gave to our nation. We owe them a duty to get to the bottom of what caused this painful national tragedy.
Their sacrifice must spur us on to win the fight against galamsey.”
GNA
Christian Akorlie