GHANA JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION (GJA)  COMMISERATES WITH NATION FOLLOWING TRAGIC HELICOPTER CRASH KILLING EIGHT OFFICIALS IN THE ASHANTI REGION.

August 7, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

GJA Consoles Families, Nation Over Lost of Eight Officials in Helicopter Crash

ACCRA – The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) is absolutely devastated by the
tragic death of five high-ranking government officials and a three-member crew of
the Ghana Air force in a helicopter crash on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, in the Adansi
District in the Ashanti Region. Our heart is heavy with grief, and we stand in solemn
solidarity with the nation in this moment of great national loss.

Albert Kwabena Dwum four
(President)

The GJA extends deepest and heartfelt condolences to the families of the bereaved,
especially their spouses and children; the President of the Republic and the
Government of Ghana, and the Ghana Armed Forces, who are now contending with
unimaginable pain and grief for their loss. We pray for God’s divine strength and
comfort to envelop them during this incredibly difficult time.

The deceased were gallant servants of the nation who were on a mission to address a
critical challenge facing the nation currently – illegal small-scale mining popularly
known as galamsey – before the unfortunate incident occurred. That is why even in this
moment of downheartedness, we need to extol their virtues and dedication to the
ideals of integrity, service and progress of Mother Ghana.
The GJA particularly recalls the cordial relations the Association had with Dr Edward

Omane-Boamah during his tenure as Minister for Communications and Dr Ibrahim
Murtala Mohammed during his tenure as Deputy Minister of Information, in the first
Mahama Administration. Our thoughts and prayers are with every single person
affected by this devastating tragedy.

We take this opportunity to highly commend security, emergency and hospital officials,
as well as all those who worked tirelessly to recover the remains of the deceased from th
e wreckage and transport them to the morgue. We appreciate their dedication to
service even in the face of intense emotion and trepidation.
In this period of grief, the GJA urges all journalists and media houses to exercise the
highest level of professionalism and empathy in their reportage.

We entreat media
practitioners across all platforms, including traditional and new media, to be ethical,
circumspect and sensitive in their reportage. We must honour the memory of the
departed by treating this incident with the dignity and respect the deceased deserve.
In that regard, we specifically call on all journalists and media houses, as well as the
general public, to cease the circulation of gory images of the accident since they are
highly insensitive and a direct violation of our code of ethics.

Following the tragedy, the National Executive has suspended all planned activities of
the Association until further notice.
May the souls of the departed rest in perfect peace.
SIGNED
Albert Kwabena Dwum four
(President)