Preparations are currently underway at the Black Star Square, with green carpets laid, catafalques set up, canopies erected, a dais built, and other key arrangements in place for the state funeral tomorrow August 15, 2025, of the eight persons who tragically passed away in the GAF Z-9 helicopter crash in Adansi in the Ashanti Region.
The crash claimed the lives of eight people, including defence minister, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, former parliamentary candidate, Samuel Aboagye, and National Democratic Congress (NDC) Vice Chairman, Samuel Sarpong, Dr Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation and MP for Tamale Central, and Alhaji Limuna Muniru Mohammed, Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator.
The crew members who perished were Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Manin Twum-Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.
The government declared a three-day national mourning period, which included a flower-laying ceremony on August 7 and a memorial service on August 9.
