Ghana will come to a solemn halt today as the nation bids farewell to eight distinguished patriots who lost their lives in last Wednesday’s [August 6] helicopter crash at Adansi in the Ashanti Region.
The state funeral, scheduled for 7:30 a.m. at the Forecourt of the State House in Accra, will unite government leaders, bereaved families, and citizens from across the country in a moment of national mourning.
Among those being honoured are Hon. Dr. Edward Kofi Omane Boamah, Minister for Defence; Mr. Samuel Sarpong, Vice Chairman of the NDC; Samuel Aboagye, Deputy Director-General of NADMO; Sqn. Ldr. Peter Baafemi Anala, F/O Manaen Twum Ampadu, and Sgt. Ernest Addo Mensah of the Ghana Armed Forces.
