Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, the acting Minister for Defence, has presented the findings of the investigative committee on the helicopter crash on August 6 to President John Dramani Mahama.
The report was presented during a National Security Council meeting on Monday, November 10, 2025.
President John Mahama, in a post on X, stated, “The Acting Minister for Defence has presented the findings of the investigative committee on the helicopter crash on August 6. The report, which was presented at a National Security Council meeting, will be made public on Tuesday.
May the souls of our eight compatriots continue to rest in peace”.
President Mahama’s revelation follows, Felix Kwaye Ofosu, Minister of Government Communications, who had earlier revealed that the report of the August 6 GAF Helicopter tragedy will be presented to the National Security Council.
According to Felix Kwaye Ofosu, the GAF helicopter crash report will be made public at a media briefing on Tuesday, November 11, 2025.
In a post on a social media page on X, Felix Kwaye Ofosu provided the update stating, “Very important week coming up. Tomorrow, the report of the August 6 Helicopter tragedy will be presented to the National Security Council.
On Tuesday, the details of the report will be made public at a media briefing”.
It will be recalled, Dr Omane Boamah and Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, two cabinet members, passed away following a helicopter crash at Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region on Wednesday, August 6.
The helicopter was carrying eight individuals, including three crew members and five passengers, among them the ministers, a presidential staffer identified as Samuel Sarpong, and the ministers’ security detail.
Muniru Mohammed, Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, and Samuel Aboagye, a former Parliamentary Candidate, and Samuel Sarpong, Vice Chairman of NDC, have all been confirmed dead.
The crew members are Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Manin Twum-Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.
The victims lost their lives en route to the launch of the Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme (rCOMSDEP) in Obuasi on August 6, 2025.
Subsequently, the government announced on August 25 that a committee of inquiry had been set up to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash and promised that findings would be made public within 30 days.
Also, the news comes at a time an Alhaji Habib Iddrisu, the Deputy Minority Whip and Member of Parliament for Tolon invoked the Right to Information (RTI) Act to formally demand that President John Dramani Mahama publish an update on the GAF helicopter crash probe.
In a statement, Habib Iddrisu recounted the Presidency’s pledge to release the committee’s report or provide an update within 30 days of the commencement of the probe.
According to him, it’s been over two months since the commencement of the committee’s work, but the public has no knowledge about the report so far.
In his statement dated October 27, 2025, the MP invoked Article 21(1)(f) of the 1992 Constitution and Section 18 of the Right to Information Act, 2019 (Act 989) to demand the information in the interest of the Ghanaian public.
See the post below:
The Acting Minister for Defence has presented the findings of the investigative committee on the helicopter crash on August 6. The report, which was presented at a National Security Council meeting, will be made public on Tuesday.
— John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) November 10, 2025
May the souls of our eight compatriots continue… pic.twitter.com/A9vWj1KcKn