As the country prepares to bid a final farewell to the late Defence Minister, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, an emotional message he once penned to celebrate his mother on her 70th birthday has emerged.

With a deep sense of emotion and a great show of gratitude, Dr Boamah's message has touched many hearts on Facebook, where he personally shared it in a post.

It reads "Happy 70th Birthday." "A child can", truly, "not pay for his mother's milk." "Thank you.

God bless you abundantly and grant you many more healthy and fulfilling decades." Multiple sources have confirmed that Dr Edward Omane Boamah was deeply devoted to his 76-year-old mother, and as the only son, Dr Boamah's attachment to his mother was evident in his frequent worries about his mother's future care.