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‘They never expected it would be their final journey’ – Mahama honours helicopter crash victims
President John Mahama has reflected on the lives of the eight state officials who died in the August 6, 2025 helicopter crash, saying they never expected their journey that day would become their final one.
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Speaking at the national interfaith memorial service held in Accra to mark one year since the tragedy, President Mahama said the eight men boarded the helicopter with the intention of carrying out their national duties.
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