The National Chairman of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has said that both the party and government would have reversed the tragic August 6 helicopter crash if it had been within their power.
Speaking at the final funeral rites of Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna, the acting national deputy security coordinator and one of the eight victims of the crash, Mr. Asiedu Nketia described the incident as a painful national tragedy that could not have been prevented.
“If there were anything that the NDC, both in party and in government, could do to reverse this tragedy, it could have been done,” he stated. “But unfortunately, nothing we do can bring back Honourable Limuna.”
He noted the widespread sorrow across the political and national spectrum, and emphasised the importance of shifting focus to the families left behind.
Mr. Asiedu Nketia reiterated that President John Mahama had directed the creation of a fund to support the dependents of all those who died in the crash.
“What we must concentrate on is to make sure the family he left behind is catered for… That is why His Excellency the President directed the establishment of a fund to take care of the families of the victims of the August 6 disaster,” he added.
