Scenes from President Mahama’s residence during Dr Bawumia’s visit
Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on Saturday, August 9, 2025, visited President John Dramani Mahama at his residence to mourn with him over the eight persons who died in the tragic helicopter crash at Adansi Akrofuom in the Ashanti Region.
Photos of the event showed the former vice president, the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party in 2024, consoling Mahama and his wife, Lordina Mahama, the First Lady.
One of the pictures showed Bawumia embracing Mahama, with both men wearing faint smiles.
Another picture showed the former vice president commiserating with the First Lady.
Dr Bawumia, who shared pictures of the visit on Facebook, said that he expressed his deepest condolences to the president following the loss of key members of his government in the crash.
“This afternoon, I paid a visit to the President, H. E. John Dramani Mahama, at his residence, to express my deepest condolences to him, as the nation mourns the loss of our compatriots.
“I also visited the family of the late Dr Edward Omane Boamah to console them. May God, the Almighty, comfort the bereaved families,” he wrote.
Watch as Dr Bawumia visits President Mahama to commiserate over helicopter crash
Dr Bawumia was accompanied by several appointees of the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government, including Dominic Nitiwul, former Minister of Defence; Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, former Minister of Information; and Henry Quartey, former Minister of the Interior.
Also part of Dr Bawumia’s entourage were former Minister of Finance, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam; former NPP National Campaign Vice Chairman, Nana Akomea; and former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo.
The tragic crash occurred on Tuesday, August 6, involving a Z-9 Ghana Air Force helicopter that was en route from Accra to Obuasi.
The aircraft reportedly went down in the Dampa Range Forest Reserve, near Sikaman, in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region.
The five officials and three crew members on board were travelling to attend the launch of the Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme (rCOMSDEP).
The five officials are Dr Edward Omane Boamah, Minister of Defence; Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation; Dr Samuel Sarpong, Vice-Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC); and Samuel Aboagye, former NDC parliamentary candidate for Obuasi East and NADMO Deputy Director-General.
The three Ghana Air Force crew members are Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Mane-Twum Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.
See the photo from Bawumia’s visit below:
PHOTOS: Former President Kufuor visits President Mahama following tragic helicopter crash
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