By Joyce Danso
Accra, Aug. 11, GNA – Acting Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has asked the nation to be united and desist from politicise the death of the eight persons in the August 6 helicopter crash.
He said: “These are gallant men who died in the course of duty, so we have to forge ahead in national unity and not politicise their death.”
Justice Baffoe-Bonnie said this when he led some members of the Judiciary to lay wreaths at the Flag Staff House in memory of the victims including two ministers of State.
The Acting Chief Justice said it was important that the nation had a recourse to the legacies of those gallant men, who served the nation so well.
Justice Baffoe-Bonnie was accompanied by Justices of the Supreme Court; Justice Amadu Tanko, Justice Senyo Dzamefe, Justice Sir Dennis Dominic Adjei, Justice Hafisata Amaleboba, Justice Gbiel Suurbareh, and Dr Cyracus B. Bapuuroh, Acting Judicial Secretary.
Also among the delegation were Directors and deputy Directors of the Judicial Service.
On August 6, 2025, eight persons on board a Military helicopter crashed at the Adansi area while enroute to attend anti-illegal mining event at Obuasi in the Ashanti Region.
The eight victims were Dr Edward Kofi Omane Boamah, Minister of Defence, Alhaji Dr Murtala Mohammed, Member of Parliament for Tamale Central and Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innvoation, Alhaji Muniru Mohmmed Limuna, Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, and Dr Samuel Sarpong, Vice Chaiman of the NDC.
The others were Mr Samuel Aboagye, Deputy Director of NADMO, Squadron Leader Peter Bafami Anala, Flying Officer Manean Twum Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.
GNA
Edited by Agnes Boye-Doe