Vice President Leads Delegation To Console Families Of Helicopter Crash Victims

Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang on Tuesday led a high-powered delegation from the Presidency to visit and console the bereaved families of victims of the recent fatal military helicopter crash. The courtesy visits covered the families of the late Dr. Samuel Sarpong, National Vice Chairman of the NDC; Samuel Aboagye, Deputy NADMO Director; Alhaji Muniru Limuna Mohammed, Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator; as well as the families of two Cabinet Ministers, the Minister for Defence, Dr. Edward Kofi Omane Boamah, and the Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed.

The Vice President was accompanied by senior government officials, including Chief of Staff Julius Debrah, Deputy Chief of Staff Nana Oye Bampoe Addo, Chief of Staff at the Vice President’s Office Alex Segbefia, Senior Presidential Advisor Valerie Sawyerr, former Finance Minister Seth Terkper, and NDC General Secretary Fiifi Fiavi Kwetey, among other dignitaries. The families warmly received the delegation, with private meetings held away from media coverage to allow for direct engagement with the bereaved.

Deputy Government Spokesperson, Shamima Muslim explained that the outreach was aimed at assessing how the families, particularly the spouses and children, were coping in the aftermath of the tragedy. The president believed that we should visit each family to find out how they were doing, especially the spouses and the children. Because the president is out of the country, the Vice President led the delegation today to pay visits to each and every one of the victims of the tragedy, she said. She reaffirmed the government’s commitment to supporting the dependents of the deceased, adding that measures were underway to ensure that children still in school receive the necessary assistance.

Ms. Muslim further encouraged the public to contribute to the Children’s Support Fund, She disclosed that so far, GHS 2.3 million has been raised since the fund’s launch, with contributions from government, corporate institutions, and individuals. A lot of donations are coming through, so you may want to visit the government communication portal on how you can also donate to the Child Support Fund for the families of the fallen victims, she added. The visits form part of ongoing national mourning efforts, which earlier saw the government direct all flags to fly at half-mast until the state funeral was concluded last week.

Source: GNA