The wife of Flying Officer Manean Twum Ampadu, one of eight people killed in the August 6 Ghana Air Force helicopter crash, has delivered an emotiona
The wife of Flying Officer Manean Twum Ampadu, one of eight people killed in the August 6 Ghana Air Force helicopter crash, has delivered an emotional farewell at a state funeral in Accra
Lieutenant Ewuradwoa Kumi-Kyeremeh stood before a hushed crowd at Black Star Square on Friday, August 15, to honour her late husband, a promising young pilot whose life was cut short in service to his country.
“Who would have thought that I would be standing here today, reading a tribute to you?” she began, her voice breaking. “What is this grief, and what do I do with it? Everyone looks at me and says how composed I am, but I can do this because of you, and because of our love.”
The couple met on his birthday in 2022, forging what she described as an unshakable bond. “You were my best friend, my ‘gisting’ partner, my everything,” she said. “We had so many plans, dreams, and ideas that are now shattered. Manaen, please respond and answer me, because this silence is too loud.”
Fighting back tears, Lt. Kumi-Kyeremeh remembered her husband as “considerate, attentive, giving, fun, and loving… a quiet source of strength to me and everyone who encountered you.”
“My darling, thank you for blessing my life with your sweet presence and your ever-constant smile. My correct better half, my lover, my best friend, I love you more than these words can ever convey. My forever and a day. Sleep well, my love,” she said.
Flying Officer Ampadu died alongside Defence Minister Dr Edward Kofi Omane Boamah, Minister for Environment Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, NDC Vice Chairman Samuel Sarpong, former parliamentary candidate Samuel Aboagye, Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator Alhaji Limuna Muniru Mohammed, Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.