Mrs Rita Omane Boamah, wife of the late Defence Minister, Dr Edward Kofi Omane Boamah, delivered a deeply emotional tribute to her husband during the final state funeral for the eight Ghanaians who perished in the August 6 military helicopter crash.
In a tribute read on her behalf at the Black Star Square on Friday, August 15, Mrs Omane Boamah recalled a question her husband often asked, one she has never been able to answer: “Abena Rita, what will you do when I am not around?”
“I never answered you, and till today I don’t have an answer,” she said.
She fondly recounted their first meeting on a medical school bus, despite not being a medical student herself, and described their shared journey as one marked by love, laughter, and late night walks.
Mrs Omane Boamah portrayed her husband as a “loving and perfect father” who skillfully balanced his demanding career as both doctor and politician with family life.
“Despite your busy schedule, you either bathed the children every morning or dressed them while I bathed them. You were their favourite teacher, knowing their syllabus inside out and making time for both study and play,” she said.
She pledged to care for his mother and their three children, with faith that he would be watching over them from above.
“Kofi B, thank you for loving me, thank you for loving the children, thank you for loving my family and all who came to know you. Rest in power, my love,” she concluded.
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