Dominic Nitiwul, Ghana’s former Defence Minister, voiced the nation’s collective grief at a State House memorial, calling the August 6 helicopter crash that killed eight officials an irreplaceable tragedy.
“It could have been me,” he reflected, recalling his eight years in the role. His words underscored the profound impact on a country mourning ministers, military officers, and public servants dedicated to fighting illegal mining.
Nitiwul urged unity amid sorrow: “We cannot ask why—only pray for their souls.” He emphasized that prayers would “feed into their souls and ask God for forgiveness,” transcending political divides.
The rare sight of NDC and NPP members mourning side by side, he noted, revealed Ghana’s shared humanity in crisis.
The victims including Defence Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Murtala Mohammed perished en route to an anti-galamsey initiative in Obuasi.
Their deaths, Nitiwul stressed, should serve as a “clarion call for togetherness,” reminding citizens that national unity outweighs partisan loyalties.
Source: newsghana.com.gh
