Hajia Zahara Ligbi, wife of the late Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna, Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator has paid an emotional tribute to her husband during the interdenominational state funeral on Friday, August 15.
Hajia Ligbi described his late husband as whose compassion touched those around him and whose strength carried the responsibilities of the nation.
Recounting on the 28 years of marriage they shared together, she said her late husband was her confidant, counsellor and truest friend.”
Hajia Ligbi said her late husband was a man of principles, who carried his principles with humility.
“You inspired loyalty not because you demanded it, but because you earned it through your character. You touched lives in ways that cannot be counted, and your absence will leave a space that no one can fill.
“I will miss your laughter in our home, your gentle reassurances in times of difficulty, and your quiet strength that made me feel safe no matter the storm. I will hold on to every memory, every lesson, and every blessing that our marriage brought me,” she said.
Alhaji Limuna Muniru Mohammed was one of the eight persons on the Ghana Air Force Z-9 helicopter that crashed on August 6, 2025, at Adansi Akrofuom in the Ashanti Region.
They were en route to Obuasi to attend the launch of the Responsible Community and Cooperative Mining Programme.
The others who died in the accident were Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, Minister for Defence; former parliamentary candidate Samuel Aboagye; National Democratic Congress (NDC) Vice Chairman Samuel Sarpong; and Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation.
The crew members who died in the accident were Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Manin Twum-Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.
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TRIBUTE BY HAJIA ZAHARA LIGBI, WIFE OF ALHAJI MOHAMMED MUNIRU LIMUNA
My beloved husband,
For the twenty-eight years we walked this journey together, you were my partner in life, my confidant, my counsellor, and my truest friend. You were the person I could lean on in my weakest moments and the one I could laugh with in my happiest days. You gave me love that was constant and deep, and you made our home a place of warmth, love, mutual respect and breadth of Ghana, held and faith.
I saw the man behind the public figure. I saw the discipline that guided your actions, the compassion that touched those around you, and the strength that carried not only our family but the responsibilities of a nation. You bore the demands of public service with patience, diligence and dignity, yet you never allowed that to overshadow the love and attention you gave to us at home.
Your gift was not only leadership, it was the ability to make family wherever you went. In every region of this country, your presence was felt and your absence will be deeply mourned.
You opened our door and your heart, you sponsored education for those with promise, you settled disputes with calm wisdom, and you always stood beside the vulnerable when they had no one else.
Because of you, our family grew beyond blood, stretching across the length together by trust, gratitude and love.
You were a man of principle, yet you carried those principles with humility. You inspired loyalty not because you demanded it, but because you earned it through your character. You touched lives in ways that cannot be counted, and your absence will leave a space that no one can fill.
I will miss your laughter in our home, your gentle reassurances in times of difficulty, and your quiet strength that made me feel safe no matter the storm. I will hold on to every memory, every lesson, and every blessing that our marriage brought me.
Rest well, my love. I will carry you in my heart for the rest of my days, and I thank Allah for the gift of twenty- eight years by your side. May Allah grant you Jannatul Firdaus and unite us again in His mercy.
