Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has called for the posthumous publication of the book projects the late Dr. Edward Omane Boamah was working on before his untimely death.
Speaking on Channel One TV, Ablakwa revealed that the late Minister for Defence had been writing two books to his knowledge.
“I’m aware he was working on two major book projects. One on professor mills, one on his career. He shared quite a number of the manuscripts with me. I think we should work together to have them published posthumously.” He said
Ablakwa stated that a devastating thing about death is how we bury the entire human, including the head and brains, and we can’t preserve the knowledge for society to benefit from.
Mr. Ablakwa went on to reflect on what Dr. Omane Boamah would have wanted Ghanaians to focus on in his absence, sharing an expression that the late minister often used.
“My brother, confidant and ally had this expression he often used ‘organise, don’t agonise.’ So as we are agonizing, Omane would tell us, ‘turn that agony into organization.’ ”
He said the late minister would have urged the nation and leaders to tackle illegal mining (galamsey) with urgency, and have a genuine commitment to ending it.
“Omane would want us to kill galamsey before galamsey kills all of us. They perished because of galamsey” he stated.
Ablakwa also noted that Dr. Omane Boamah would have wanted a politics rooted in science, intellect, and practical solutions over emotion and sentiment, while also promoting empathy and mentorship in public life.
“Politics should not be about destroying others and going after perceived opponents when there is no basis for that. Needless, useless witch-hunting. Let us rather lift people, particularly young ones, the vulnerable. Those who don’t have opportunities, let’s create opportunities for them.”
Dr. Edward Omane Boamah was among the eight people who died on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, when a military helicopter crashed in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region.
The crash also claimed the lives of several other government officials, including Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator Muniru Mohammed, former parliamentary candidate Samuel Aboagye, and Vice Chairman of the NDC Samuel Sarpong, along with three crew members Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Manin Twum-Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.
