The Deputy Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Fuseini Donkor, has revealed how Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, narrowly escaped being on board the ill-fated helicopter that crashed near Sikaman in the Ashanti Region.
The incident claimed the lives of several senior government officials on Wednesday, August 6, including the Minister of Defence, Edward Omane Boamah; and the Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed.
The other deceased persons include Muniru Mohammed, acting Deputy National Security Coordinator; Samuel Aboagye, a former NDC Parliamentary Candidate for Obuasi East; and Samuel Sarpong, a Vice Chairman of the NDC and a former Kumasi Mayor.
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) named the crew members as Squadron Leader Peter Baafemi Anala, Flying Officer Manaen Twum Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.
