Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister of Education, has revealed how he identified and recruited the late Minister of Defence, Dr Omane Boamah, for the NDC.
Speaking in a tribute video in honour of Omane Boamah shared on X, Haruna Iddrisu, opened up on his personal relationship with Dr Edward Omane Boamah.
According to the Education Minister, he was the person who introduced Omane Boamah to Ato Ahwio, a leading member of the NDC.
Haruna Iddrisu, in the tribute video, which was shown during the final funeral rites, of the late Defence Minister held on December 14, 2025, stated, “I personally broke down for many reasons, because it was a personal loss. Indeed, I identified and recruited Dr Omane Boamah for Uncle Ato and the NDC. That’s how personal my relationship with him was”.
“And indeed, it was through my recommendations that I encouraged Mama Leticia [the mother], to return home from New York, United States, back to Ghana to support Dr Omane Boamah because of the promise he held – Deputy Minister, Minister and Ghana’s Minister for Defence.”
He added, “Dr Omane Boamah’s preoccupation was simply John Mahama’s success, nothing more. He was strategic. When he talks, heads turn, because he was strategic, and I’m sure he would be remembered for his monumental contribution to the return of John Dramani Mahama and the NDC as a party.”
Also, Ato Ahwoi spoke in the tribute video, asserting that Haruna Iddrisu introduced Dr Omane Boamah to him when he was tasked by Prof John Evans Atta Mills to recruit some bright talents for the NDC.
He said, “The late Professor Fifi Atta Mills gave me an assignment of recruiting as many of the ex-NUGS presidents and ex-SRC presidents into the NDC. Upon undertaking that assignment, I first contacted Haruna Iddrisu, who introduced me to Omane Boamah, and said that he was his immediate successor. And therefore, if I wanted to talk to any of them, he (Omane Boamah) is the person”.
“So I met Omane Boamah through Haruna Iddrisu. As we were having the discussions, he told me that he was writing a book on GetFund. He (Haruna) invited him (Omane) to my house and he came, and we edited the book,” he said.
Meanwhile, Dr Omane Boamah and Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, two cabinet members who 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.
Watch the video below:
Hon Haruna Iddrisu 🗣️ I personally broke down for many reasons because it was a personal loss to me, indeed I densify and recruited Dr Omane Boamah for Uncle Ato and NDC.💔😢
— Mahama The President (@CitizenTechiman) December 13, 2025
NDC loss a fine brain 🧠 pic.twitter.com/V1ngwwnos0