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Ghana Minister of Defense Edward Omain
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Bulmer alongside seven other top
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government officials and military
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personnel have been confirmed dead after
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Ghana armed forces in a statement on
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Wednesday had declared the Z9 military
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helicopter missing stating the
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helicopter traveling from the nation
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capital in Ara to Abuasi in Ashanti
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region went off from radar at 9:12 a.m.
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with three crew members and five
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passengers on board. Others killed in
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the helicopter crash as confirmed by the
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office of the president of Ghana include
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Dr. Al-Haji Matala Muhammad, MP for
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Tamali Central, Minister for
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Environment, Science and Technology
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Al-Haji Munaru Muhammad, acting deputy
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national security coordinator Dr. Samuel
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Sarapong, vice chairman of the NDC,
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Samuel Abu Aagay, former parliamentary
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candidate, squadron leader Peter Beeala,
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flying officer Tuampedu and Sergeant
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Ernest Ado Mensah. It was gathered that
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the military helicopter went down at a
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Dani Acroofam in the Ashanti region on
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Wednesday for yet to be stated cause of
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the incident as video footage showed the
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burnt beyond recognition bodies of those
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on board the aircraft. The aircraft was
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from Ara and heading for A Bazi and is
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currently off the radar. All efforts are
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being made to establish contact. The
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Ghana armed forces had stated in a
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statement earlier on Wednesday. The
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government of Ghana has directed that
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all national flags be flown at half mast
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in honor of the late government top
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officials Edward Omain Bulma, Minister
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for Defense and Ibrahim Matala Muhammad,
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Minister for Environment, Science,
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Technology and Innovation among others
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who died in the military helicopter
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crash. According to local media, the
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fatal incident occurred on Wednesday,
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August 6th in the Adansi Acroofam
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district of the Ashanti region. While
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the two ministers along with six others
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were on route to Abuasi for official
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duties. Announcing the directive, Chief
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of Staff Julius Deborah expressed the
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government's deep sorrow regarding the
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loss of the two senior public officials
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and others on board the helicopter. The
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president is emotionally down. The vice
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president is leading a team to formally
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inform the families. Education Minister
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Haruna Idrasu told news reporters
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following the tragic helicopter crash
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that claimed the lives of top government
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officials including the defense and
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environment ministers. While announcing
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the death of the all passengers and crew
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members on board, the Ghana chief of
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staff, Julius Deborah said, "On behalf
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of the president of the republic, his
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excellency John Drammany Muhammad, the
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vice president, Professor Nana Jana Paku
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Aguumang, who is with us here, and the
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government of Ghana, I have the
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unpleasant duty sadly to announce a
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national tragedy involving the crash of
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a military helicopter this morning
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around the Adansi area in the Asha.
