The Assemblies of God Church, Ghana, has called on the government to establish dedicated support schemes and award packages for the dependants of the eight men who died in the recent military helicopter crash.
The church said such measures would be a fitting recognition of the ultimate sacrifice the victims made and the exceptional service they rendered to the nation.
“This gesture will strongly affirm that Ghana, our beloved nation, is indeed worth dying for,” the church noted in a statement signed by its General Secretary, Rev. Dr. Ernest Birikorang.
In the statement, the church paid heartfelt tribute to the memory of the eight individuals, describing them as true patriots.
The Assemblies of God joined the rest of the nation in mourning the tragic loss, which occurred at Adansi Brofoyedu in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region.
The crash claimed the lives of:
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Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, Minister of Defence
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Alhaji Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, Minister of Environment, Science and Technology and MP for Tamale Central
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Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna, acting Deputy National Security Coordinator and former Minister of Food and Agriculture
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Dr. Samuel Sarpong, Vice-Chairman of the NDC
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Samuel Aboagye, Deputy NADMO Director-General and 2024 parliamentary candidate for Obuasi East
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Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala
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Flying Officer Manaen Twum-Ampadu
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Sergeant Ernest Addo-Mensah
Source: Adomonline
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Read the full statement below:
