President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has released a statement following the tragic helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom District that claimed the lives of eight individuals, including top government officials and military personnel.
While expressing grief over the national tragedy, Cudjoe did not hold back on what he believes to be systemic failures within Ghana's Armed Forces. "We are mourning but we must demand answers!" he wrote, suggesting that the disaster points to longstanding negligence.
According to him, the state of the military has remained in a dangerously poor condition over the last eight years. "No serious additions and maintenance in the last 8 years," he stated, stressing that his close contact with high-ranking officials confirms the extent of the decline.
Cudjoe further revealed that the late Defence Minister, Dr.