Edward Omane Boamah

Edward Kofi Omane Boamah (26 December 1975 As a member of the National Democratic Congress, he previously served as the Minister for Communications and spokesperson to the president of Ghana.

Early life and education Omane Boamah was born on 26 December 1975 in Nkawkaw to Edward Kwame Omane and Leticia Asante. He hailed from Koforidua Effiduase. He was married to Rita Adubea Offei and had three children. He was an alumnus of the University of Ghana Medical School, where he trained as a Medical Doctor. He briefly attended Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. In addition, he held a master's degree in health policy planning and financing from both London School of Economics and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. As a student, he served as a president of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) and the coordinating secretary of the Federation of Ghana Medical Students Association (FGMSA).

In his early career, he served as spokesperson for Junior Doctors. As an activist, he was involved in a number of causes including being a member of the Committee for Joint Action (CJA) and the Free Tsatsu Movement.

Political career Deputy minister for environment, science and technology From 2009 to 2012, he served as deputy minister for environment, science and technology, and later as National Democratic Congress's deputy campaign coordinator in the 2012 general elections. He also served as vice chairman of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD). Additionally, he spearheaded a national tree-planting campaign against deforestation.

He led the Government of Ghana's delegation to the negotiations at the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Cancun- Mexico in 2010.

Minister for communications He was appointed in February 2013 by President John Mahama after the Ghanaian general election in December 2012, as spokesperson to the president Mahama from August 2014 to January 2017. Prior to these appointments, he was assigned the responsibility of coordinating Ghana's participation in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon 2013). He served as a member of the board of Ghana AIDS Commission from 2014 to 2016. As minister, he launched initiatives such as Ghana's 4G LTE rollout (GOTA) for the security services.

Notable previous assignments Spokesperson to the president of Ghana, John Mahama. Coordinator of Ghana's participation in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Chairman of Investigative Committees on the spillage of Low-Toxicity Oil-Based Mud (LTOBM) by Kosmos Energy in the Jubilee Offshore Field – West Cape Three Points in Ghana and the spillage of sodium cyanide in a Water Body in Kenyase, Ghana, by Newmont Ghana Gold Limited.

Personal life In 2006, Omane Boamah married Rita Adubea Offei, a chartered accountant and development finance professional and they had two daughters and a son.

Death

Omane Boamah died in a military helicopter crash on 6 August 2025, while en route to Obuasi for an event to combat galamsey (illegal mining) in a Ghana Armed Forces Z‑9 helicopter. The accident, which occurred in the Adansi District in the Ashanti Region, killed all eight people aboard: Omane Boamah; minister for environment, science, technology and innovation Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed; acting deputy national security coordinator Limuna Mohammed Muniru; NDC vice chairman Samuel Sarpong; former parliamentary candidate Samuel Aboagye; pilot Peter Bafemi Anala; co-Pilot Manaen Twum Ampadu; and crewman Ernest Addo Mensah. He and other victims of the crash were accorded a state funeral in Accra on 15 August that was attended by President John Mahama.

Works Omane Boamah wrote a book on former president John Atta Mills, titled A Peaceful Man In An African Democracy, that is scheduled for posthumous release in late 2025.

Omane Boamah authored a 2004 book on advocacy in funding education in Ghana, “GETFund: A NUGS President’s Account”. He led the publication of “Accounting to the People; Changing Lives Transforming Ghana” which covered the achievements of the Mahama first administration, with a focus on the years between 2013 and 2015. He co-edited a W.H.O. Ghana sponsored Students’ newsletter focused on preventive health - “The Outreach”.