Rita Omane Boamah, wife of Ghana’s late Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah, was seen mourning his death in a video that has gained attention online.
She sat quietly beside the minister’s mother at their home, receiving condolences from visitors while visibly emotional.
Dr. Omane Boamah died in a Ghana Armed Forces Z-9 helicopter crash on August 6, 2025. The helicopter, carrying five government officials and three air force officers, crashed near Sikaman in the Adansi Akrofuom area of the Ashanti Region while traveling from Accra to Obuasi.
Other victims included Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation; Muniru Mohammed, Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator; and Samuel Sarpong, Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The video of Rita and the late minister’s mother mourning has drawn widespread attention on social media.
Meanwhile, there’s flower-laying ceremony forming part of a series of national mourning activities ahead of the state burial scheduled for Friday, August 15, 2025.
The victims of the crash were:
- Dr. Edward Omane Boamah – Minister for Defence
- Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed – Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, and MP for Tamale Central
- Alhaji Limuna Muniru Mohammed – Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator
- Dr. Samuel Sarpong – National Vice Chairman, NDC
- Samuel Aboagye – former parliamentary candidate
- Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala
- Flying Officer Manin Twum-Ampadu
- Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah
