NDC's Deputy Director of Elections Shares Dr Omane Boamah's Last Instruction Before His Demise
- The Deputy Director of Elections and IT for the NDC has shared his last encounter with the late Dr Edward Omane Boamah
- Mahdi Gibril said Dr Boamah's last instructions to the NDC before his death was for them to go to Akwatia and win the by-election
- The party official said the NDC intended to win the Akwatia parliamentary seat to honour the memory of the late Defence Minister
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Mahdi Gibril, the Deputy Director of Elections and IT for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has shared his last encounter with the late Dr Edward Omane Boamah.
Speaking to Onua FM on Wednesday, August 13, Gibril said that the NDC's elections directorate held a meeting with the Defence Minister on the morning of the helicopter crash.
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He said the meeting was about the forthcoming Akwatia by-election, where Dr Boamah, as the NDC's Director of Elections and IT, laid out strategies for the party to win the parliamentary seat.
During the meeting, Gibril stated that Dr Omane Boamah encouraged them to go all-out to secure victory for the ruling party in the by-election, slated for September 2, 2025.
Gibril made these remarks while responding to questions from the host of the Yɛn Nsɛmpa show on Onua FM about whether the NDC would withdraw from the Akwatia by-election as a reciprocal gesture to the New Patriotic Party (NPP)'s decision on the Tamale Central seat.
The NPP has withdrawn from the impending by-election in honour of the late former MP for the area and Minister for Environment, Science, and Technology, Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, who also died in the helicopter crash on August 6.
However, Gibril stated that the NDC was poised to clinch the Akwatia seat in honour of the late Defence Minister, as that was his last instruction to the elections directorate of the party before his untimely death.
"Omane would want to see a seat won from Akwatia that will honour the people of Akwatia, to get them a Member of Parliament who will serve them for development. Dr Omane Boamah would want us to win the seat," he said.
"In fact, his last discussion at 7:45 AM was about Akwatia on the day the incident (helicopter crash) happened. His last statement was to ask me to go to Akwatia," he added.
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August 6 helicopter crash claimed eight lives
The helicopter crash claimed the lives of eight prominent Ghanaians, including government officials and crew members.
The chopper was en route to Obuasi for an event when contact was lost shortly after taking off from Accra at 9:12 AM.
Below are the names of the eight people who died in the crash:
- Dr Edward Omane Boamah (Minister for Defense)
- Dr Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed (Minister for Environment Science and Technology)
- Dr Samuel Sarpong (NDC National Vice Chairman)
- Flying Officer Twum Ampadu
- Samuel Aboagye (Former Parliamentary candidate)
- Alhaji Muniru Mohammed (Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator)
- Squadron Leader Peter Anala (Pilot)
- Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.
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Vice-President pens tribute to crash victims
Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh reported earlier that Vice-President, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, had expressed sorrow following the helicopter crash in Adansi Akrofuom.
The victims included five passengers, two of whom were Ministers of State, and three crew members from the Ghana Armed Forces. Prof Opoku-Agyemang hailed their dedication.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
