Helicopter Crash: Emotional Scenes at Samuel Aboagye’s One-Week Memorial, Video Evokes Sorrow
- A one-week observance has been held for Samuel Aboagye, one of the eight people who died in the helicopter crash
- The mournful event was well attended by sympathisers who came to offer their condolences to the grieving family
- Netizens who reacted to the video from the observance have expressed their condolences to the victims' loved ones
It was an atmosphere of sorrow and tears as the family of the late Samuel Aboagye gathered during the one-week observance of their beloved on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
A touching video, sighted by YEN.com.gh on the Facebook page of Adom FM 106.3, showed the emotional moment when some relatives of the Acting Deputy Director-General of Operations at the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) were seated while sympathisers who came to offer their support shook hands with them.
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A deeply moving moment occurred when one of the sympathisers was consoling the grieving mother of the late politician.
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Abigail Salami, the widow of the late Obuasi East NDC parliamentary candidate, was also at the ceremony after returning to Ghana from the US to mourn her late husband.
A video on the TikTok account of @fellowghanaians911 showed the grieving widow in an all-black outfit, seated next to her mother-in-law and sister-in-law.
Abigail Salami, at one point, broke down in tears as she mourned the late Samuel Aboagye, with whom she had one child.
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Eight die in helicopter crash near Obuasi
Samuel Aboagye was among the eight individuals who tragically lost their lives in the helicopter crash that occurred at the Sikaman Forest in the Adansi South District in the Ashanti Region.
The group was on board the flight heading from Accra to Obuasi to launch the Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme.
Two cabinet ministers were also aboard the aircraft: Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, the Minister of Environment, Science, and Technology, and his colleague, Defence Minister Dr Edward Omane Boamah.
Obuasi West MCE details call with Aboagye
The Obuasi MCE, Faustilove Appiah Kannin, also detailed the conversation she had with Aboagye on the phone while he was in the helicopter before it crashed in the forest.
Speaking in an interview, she noted that the politician had informed her that he was en route to the Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme event in Obuasi.
Faustilove Appiah Kannin expressed surprise when she later learned that the former Obuasi East NDC parliamentary candidate was among the deceased after arriving at the crash site.
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Samuel Sarpong's son speaks after his demise
Earlier, YEN.com.gh also reported that Samuel Sarpong had been in contact with his children after after boarding the doomed flight.
One of his children, in an interview, said his father had sent him and his siblings photos of those who were set to attend the event.
The child further disclosed that Sarpong had sent them a photo of himself aboard the Z-9 helicopter, confirming they had taken off.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
