Ernest Addo Mensah: Widow of Late Air Force Officer Delivers Moving Tribute in His Honour
- The family of the late Flight Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah held a memorial service in his honour in Kumasi on August 28, 2025
- His wife, Mercy Amoah, delivered an emotional message to her husband in which she reminisced about his best qualities
- Ernest Addo Mensah died on August 6, 2025, when a Z-9 helicopter crashed into the Sikaman Forest in the Ashanti Region
The wife of the late Flight Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah, Mercy Amoah, evoked sorrow on social media after delivering a moving tribute to her late husband.
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The family of the late Ghana Air Force sergeant held a memorial service in his honour at the Ghana Police Interdenominational Church in Kumasi on Thursday, August 28, 2025.
Addo Mensah’s widow and his mother were in attendance, as were other members of his immediate family and friend circle.
Flight Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah died on Wednesday, August 6, when a Ghana Armed Forces Z-9 helicopter he was travelling on crashed into the Sikaman Forest in the Adansi Afuokrom District of the Ashanti Region.
Ernest Addo Mensah’s widow delivers tribute
Following the memorial service held in his honour, his wife, Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah's wife, Mercy Amoah, spoke to a Ghanaian blogger at the church.
She was asked to send a final message to her late husband and struggled to remain composed as she delivered an emotional message.
"I have missed you. May God keep you wherever you are. And may you watch over us and pray for us to walk in the Lord’s path until we meet again for eternity,” she said.
Addo Mensah’s widow was then asked to lay out his best quality, which she would miss the most, and she described him as the most thoughtful person she knew.
“He was very thoughtful. That was his most important quality. All those who know him can attest to the fact that he thinks about other people more than himself. He's always thinking about what can make you comfortable and make you progress, because he accepts that his partner's progress is his own progress,” she said.
The TikTok video of her moving tribute is below.
President Mahama posthumously promotes Sergeant Ernest Mensah
Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah, Flying Officer Manaen Twum Ampadu and Squadron Leader Peter Anala, all officers out of the Takoradi Air Force base, died in the August 6 crash near Obuasi.
The three were operating the Z-9 flight, with Mensah as flight engineer, when the accident occurred, leading to their deaths and the deaths of five VIP passengers they were conveying, including two cabinet ministers.
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Following the tragedy, President John Dramani Mahama announced that all three officers were to be posthumously promoted.
Squadron Leader Peter Bufami Anala was promoted to the rank of Wing Commander, Flying Officer Manaen Twum Ampadu was promoted to the rank of Flight Lieutenant, and Sergeant Ernest Addo was promoted to the rank of Flight Sergeant.
The TikTok video of President Mahama announcing the promotions is below.
Ernest Addo Mensah’s last words surface
Previously, YEN.com.gh reported that Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah's last words surfaced on social media following his death.
The last words of the Air Force officer, shared on his WhatsApp status the day of his tragic demise, was centred on the urgency of settling all grudges because of life’s fleeting nature.
Addo Mensah's last post stirred sad reactions on social media as some Ghanaians wondered whether he had some forewarning of his impending demise.
Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
