TV3 Presenter Cookiee Tee Cries for Alhaji Murtala Mohammed After Helicopter Crash
TV3 journalist Cookie Tee, in recounting her personal relationship with Alhaji Dr Murtala Mohammed, wept while on live TV.
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The presenter couldn't control her emotions as she reflected on how jovial the late Minister for Environment, Science and Technology was.
She recalled covering the elections in Tamale, where she worked closely with the late minister, who was confirmed on August 6, as one of eight casualties of the tragic helicopter crash in Obuasi.
Alhaji Dr Murtala Mohammed was aboard the Ghana Armed Forces Z‑9 helicopter en route to Obuasi for the launching of the responsible cooperative mining and skills development programme when the tragedy occurred.
The president, John Dramani Mahama, was billed to be the event's special guest, but sent his Minister for Defence in his stead.
All eight persons aboard the flight died on the spot. Their charred bodies were retrieved in pieces at the crash site.
The fatalities included Dr Edward Omane Boamah, Minister for Defence, Dr Alhaji Murtala Muhammed, MP for Tamale Central and Minister for Environment, Science & Technology, Alhaji Muniru Mohammed – Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, Dr. Samuel Sarpong (Vice Chairman of the NDC), and Samuel Aboagye – Former Parliamentary Candidate, Sqn. Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer, Twum Ampadu and Sgt. Ernest Addo Mensah.
Source: YEN.com.gh
