A government delegation led by the Chief of Staff, Mr. Julius Debrah, was at the Air Force Base on Wednesday night to receive the remains of the eight individuals who died in the military helicopter crash in Adansi in the Ashanti Region.
The Ghana Air Force helicopter transporting the remains arrived at exactly 9:30 p.m. The caskets were received in the presence of senior government officials, military officials, and party executives.
Among those present were the Service Commanders, the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Mr. Fifi Fiavi Kwetey; Government Spokesperson and Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Mr. Felix Kwakye Ofosu; Minister for Education, Mr. Haruna Iddrisu, Presidential Staffer and Special Aide to the President, Joyce Bawa Mogtari; Deputy Chief of Staff, in charge of Administration, Nana Oye Bampoe Addo, and Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Operations, Mr. Stanislav Xoese Dogbe.
A short military ceremony was held following the arrival. Prayers were offered for the departed, and the necessary military protocols were observed.
The remains were subsequently conveyed in hearses from the Air Force Base to the morgue.
