On Monday, 11 August 2025, the President and Council of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS), led by Emerita Professor Isabella A. Quakyi, FGA, visited the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST) in Accra. They were there to sign the Book of Condolence in memory of the late Hon. Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, Minister for Environment, Science, Technology (MEST).
Hon. Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed tragically lost his life on 6 August 2025 in a helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region, alongside Minister of Defence Dr. Edward Omane Boamah and six other distinguished Ghanaians, all enroute to an anti-galamsey event.
Less than a month before his passing, GAAS had engaged the late Minister during a courtesy call as part of the Academy’s mandate to advance science, technology and innovation in Ghana. He expressed a keen interest in partnering with the Academy to curb the dangerous environmental and socio-economic repercussions of illegal mining and was actively exploring collaborative frameworks to address them.
The GAAS delegation expressed deeply-felt sympathy to the Ministry, the bereaved families, and the nation.
On behalf of the President, Council Members, and Staff of GAAS, we offer prayers for the peaceful repose of his soul and strength for all who mourn his passing.
