Ghana’s defence, environment ministers killed in helicopter crash

A chopper clang has killed 8 radical including the nation’s defence and situation ministers, according to Ghana’s government.

Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed were among the victims of the clang successful the confederate Ashanti portion of the country, said Julius Debrah, main of unit to President John Mahama, connected Wednesday.

“The president and the authorities widen their condolences and solidarity to the families of our comrades and soldiers who fell successful their work to the nation,” said Debrah.

Also among the victims were Alhaji Mohammad Muniru Limuna, lawman nationalist information coordinator and erstwhile curate of agriculture, and Samuel Sarpong, vice president of Mahama’s National Democratic Congress (NDC) party.

The Ghanaian Air Force had reported earlier Wednesday that a subject chopper had disappeared from radar soon aft taking disconnected from Accra astatine astir 9am (local clip and GMT), bound for Obuasi, northwest of the capital.

Debrah announced that flags would beryllium flown astatine half-mast.

The presidency said that Mahama had suspended each his authoritative activities for the day.

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