Minister of Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, has stepped in to cover the full cost of surgery for a 9-year-old boy with serious mobility challenge.

This follows an earlier pledge by the minister to cover the boy's surgery costs in order to improve his movement and help restore his ability to walk properly.

A philanthropist identified as Bones Man TV on August 3, 2025, in a Facebook post gave an update on Dr Omane Boamah's gesture.

He noted that the minister, after his promise, has maintained contact with the family of the boy to ascertain the progress of the scheduled surgery. "Ghana's defence minister, Dr Omane Boamah has generously paid for the entire cost of the surgery for 9-year-old Setor, who currently walks to school using a plastic chair.