consoled by President Julius Maada Bio
Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Saturday, August 9, visited President John Dramani Mahama at his private residence to console him following the deaths of two ministers of state and six other officials in the August 6 military helicopter crash.
Dr Bawumia, accompanied by officials of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and members of the previous government, expressed his deepest condolences to President Mahama, the bereaved families, and the nation, describing the incident as a national tragedy.
He also visited the family of the late Defence Minister, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, to convey his sympathies.
An evening of reflections and a memorial service for the victims was held on Saturday, August 9, at the Forecourt of the State House.
—myjoyonline
