Pope John Senior High School (SHS) has held a requiem mass in honour of its fallen hero, Defence Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah.
The solemn ceremony took place on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at the Koforidua-based all-boys SHS, with management and students in attendance.
They sang hymns and offered prayers for the departed soul.
Dr. Boamah was killed along with eight others in a ghastly helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
The Z-9 military helicopter was en route from Accra to Obuasi when the incident occurred.
Other victims included Environment, Science and Technology Minister Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed; Alhaji Muniru Mohammed, Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator and former Minister for Food and Agriculture; Dr. Samuel Sarpong, Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress; Mr. Samuel Aboagye, a former parliamentary candidate; as well as Squadron Leader Peter Baafemi Anala, Flying Officer Manaen Twum Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah of the Ghana Armed Forces.
In June 2025, Dr. Omane Boamah returned as guest speaker for the 67th Anniversary celebration and Speech and Prize-Giving Day of his alma mater, 36 years after completing his sixth form education.
At the event, the former Communications Minister pledged to sponsor a Visual Arts student to study architecture at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
The decision was made after the student sketched and presented a portrait of the minister in appreciation of his contributions toward the development of the school.
Source: Adomonline.com
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