The Government of Ghana has announced that it will release the findings of the military helicopter crash that occurred on August 6, 2025, claiming the lives of eight people, including two cabinet ministers. The report will be made public at a media briefing on Tuesday, following its submission to the National Security Council on Monday.
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Minister for Government Communication, Mr. Felix Kwakye Ofosu, disclosed the information in a Facebook post on Sunday, November 9, 2025, describing the coming week as “a very important one.”
The tragic crash involved a Z-9 utility helicopter that went off radar while flying from Accra to Obuasi in the Ashanti Region. Those who perished in the crash included Defence Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, Environment Minister Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator Limuna Muniru, NDC Vice Chairman Samuel Sarpong, and NADMO Deputy Director-General Samuel Aboagye, along with three crew members.
A 30-day investigation board, chaired by National Security Coordinator Abdul-Osman Razak, and supported by technical experts from the U.S. Air Force, was tasked with probing the cause of the crash.
Meanwhile, President John Dramani Mahama is expected to launch the Nkoko Nkitinkiti Poultry Programme in Kumasi on Wednesday. The initiative aims to engage 55,000 households in poultry farming, targeting a reduction in Ghana’s $300 million annual chicken import bill, which currently supplies about 95% of domestic demand.
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In a related development, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson will on Thursday, November 13, 2025, present the 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament.
The upcoming budget is anticipated to introduce measures that will boost job creation, stimulate economic growth, and reduce the VAT rate from 22% to 20%. It will also outline strategies for managing Ghana’s fiscal deficit and debt obligations as the country prepares to exit the IMF programme in May 2026.
