The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, is calling for renewed national commitment to the fight against illegal mining following the military helicopter crash that killed eight people, including two senior ministers.
In a statement released Thursday, Dr. Agyemang expressed deep sorrow over the tragedy, which claimed the lives of his former schoolmate, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, Minister for Defence, and Hon. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation.
The victims were on board a Ghana Air Force aircraft headed to Obuasi for a high-level mission against illegal mining when the crash occurred in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region.
Reflecting on the incident, Dr. Agyemang wrote: “This painful moment reminds us of the quiet risks borne each day by those who serve our country. Their sacrifice, though often unseen, is real — and in this instance, ultimate.”
He added that their mission must not be forgotten: “If these gallant men were on their way to confront the scourge of illegal mining, then the fight against galamsey must now assume the same urgency with which we respond to death itself.”
The MP concluded his message with a prayer for the deceased and a call for sustained action: “True honour lies not in words but in commitment and action.”
