Twum-Ampadu and OB Amponsah
Stand-up comedian, OB Amponsah, has described the death of Flying Officer Mane Twum-Ampadu in the August 6 military helicopter crash as a heartbreaking loss to Ghana.
In a Facebook post, OB Amponsah called the young pilot “one of Ghana’s finest” and said his passing was a huge blow to both the Ghana Air Force and the nation.
Flying Officer Twum-Ampadu was among eight people who died when the helicopter went down at Adansi Akrofuom in the Ashanti Region.
The victims included Defence Minister, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, NDC first Vice Chairman and former Ashanti Regional Ministerm Dr. Samuel Sarpong, Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, Muniru Mohammed, and Former Obuasi East NDC parliamentary candidate, Samuel Aboagye.
The crew members who died alongside Twum-Ampadu were Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.
According to the Ghana Armed Forces, the helicopter had taken off from Accra and was enroute to Obuasi when it went off the radar before crashing.