President John Dramani Mahama in all black attire mourning the loss of eight lives in heli crash
President John Dramani Mahama has shared details of the close relationship he had with the late Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, Alhaji Limuna Muniru Mohammed, before his tragic passing.
Paying tribute to the late Alhaji Muniru on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, during the third-day funeral rites (Adua), the president said the deceased was always readily available to take on assignments, regardless of the time or inconvenience.
Describing him as someone close enough to be his ‘personal assistant,’ President Mahama recalled the criticisms that followed Alhaji Muniru’s delayed appointment, which was eventually confirmed.
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“He was virtually my personal assistant. You could call Muniru at 1 AM in the night and tell him ‘Muniru, go to Yendi or go to Damango.’ He won’t hesitate; he won’t wait till morning but will set off that same night and go and perform the errand that you have sent him to perform.
“When we were making appointments, his appointment was among the last. People kept asking, why is it that Alhaji Limuna is closer to you and you’ve not given him an appointment yet? And I told them, when you’re sharing food in the house, you serve the strangers first before you serve the family members so, they should exercise patience,” he recounted.
President Mahama went on to say that Alhaji Muniru’s final helicopter trip, which claimed his life and that of seven others, was his first official assignment as a government official.
He alsoshared that Alhaji Muniru was originally supposed to travel by road, but due to the late arrival of the assignment, he decided to take the helicopter instead.
“Two weeks ago, we appointed him Deputy National Security Coordinator in charge of Human Security, and this was virtually his first public assignment where he was selected to represent National Security at the corporate, responsible and cooperative mining program,” he added.
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He further added that; “He was supposed to have gone by road, and he was not a person who liked to travel by air, but the information got to him late. He was told there was a helicopter going and there was space for him, and he boarded the helicopter and that was to be his last journey. But like we say, God gives and God takes and so, we have no questions for God. We accept what he has done.”
The fatal crash that claimed eight lives on August 6, 2025, occurred at Adansi Sikaman while a team of three Ghana Armed Forces crew members and five high-ranking government officials, including cabinet ministers, were en route to Obuasi for an event.
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