Obuasi Helicopter Crash: Asiedu Nketia Told Samuel Sarpong To Take His Place, Kojo Danquah Speaks

• A bigwig of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has offered a new perspective on the tragic helicopter accident
• He disclosed that Dr Samuel Sarpong joined the flight after Johnson Asiedu missed out because something came up
• Netizens, who commented on the emotional video have shared eulogies and paid tribute to the victims of the crash

The Deputy CEO of the Students Loan Trust Fund, Kojo Danquah, has made a sad disclosure regarding some of those who died in the tragic helicopter crash near Obuasi on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.

Speaking as a panellist on UTV's Adehye Nsroma Show on Thursday, August 7, the NDC bigwig disclosed that the National Vice Chairman of the party, Dr Samuel Sarpong, was originally not intended to be part official launch of the Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme (rCOMSDEP) in Obuasi.

He said the National Chairman of the party, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, was the one who was scheduled to attend the event, but delegated his duties to his Vice Chairman due to unforeseen contingency.

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He stated that it was Asiedu Nketia himself who made this disclosure to him and others in Koforidua.

"Yesterday when we went to Koforidua, my National Chairman was explaining that he was supposed to have been on the flight, but something had come up, hence the Vice Chairman should stand in his stead. He said he ought to have been on that flight."

Luck, however, eluded Dr Sarpong and other high-ranking officials on the flight when the Z-9 helicopter crashed at the Sikaman Forest in the Adansi South District in the Ashanti Region.

The unfortunate accident claimed the lives of eight individuals who were set to attend the official launch of rCOMSDEP in Obuasi.

Two cabinet ministers aboard the helicopter were the Minister of Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, and the Minister for Environment, Dr Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed.

The other high-ranking government officials were the Deputy National Security Coordinator, Limuna Muniru, and the Former Parliamentary Candidate for Obuasi East, Samuel Aboagye.

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Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Manin Twum-Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah, officers from the Ghana Armed Forces, also died in the crash.

At the time of writing the report, the video of Danquah talking about the helicopter crash had racked up over 2,000 likes and 15 comments.

Reactions to Danquah's disclosure on helicopter crash

Social media users who took to the comments section of the video expressed deep sorrow and sympathised with the bereaved families.

Mohixbhoy commented:

"They should contact the military base to check the last communication between the pilot and the air base.Again, wasn’t the air base supposed to monitor them if they were high or low in the air? Everything looks bad, even the investigation looks poor at this point."

Samtonykspar wrote:

"Growing up, I thought the only fragile things in life were glass and ceramics.But today, I’m convinced that human beings are way more fragile. Let’s just handle each other with care because we are fragile too."

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Prajett added:

"The trauma could even be in minutes if there was a notified problem before the main incident."

Bawumia mourns deaths in Obuasi helicopter crash

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a former Vice-President had mourned the lives lost in the tragic helicopter crash in Adansi Akrofuom.

Presidential hopeful, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, stated that he had phoned President John Mahama to convey his deepest condolences.

Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh