Obuasi West MCE Recounts Short Phone Call With Samuel Aboagye Before the Helicopter Crash
- Obuasi West MCE Faustilove Appiah Kannin has broken her silence on the recent helicopter crash that claimed eight lives
- In a video, she opened up about the rescue efforts officials carried out after the unfortunate incident happened on August 6, 2025
- Faustilove Appiah Kannin also shared details of her last conversation with a victim, Samuel Appiah, before the helicopter crash
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The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Obuasi West constituency, Madam Faustilove Appiah Kannin, has spoken about the tragic helicopter crash that claimed eight lives on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
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In an interview with Accra-based radio station Adom FM, the MCE responded to reports that there were delays with the rescue efforts following the tragic incident.
According to her, she immediately contacted the Fire Service after hearing about the helicopter crash.
Faustilove Appiah Kannin noted that the Fire Service personnel encountered challenges using the road that led to the crash site since it was under construction.
The Obuasi West MCE stated that an eyewitness claimed the helicopter's blade hit a tree before it crashed into the forest. She noted that the first responders could not have intervened since the Z-9 helicopter had already crashed.
Faustilove Appiah Kannin also shared how multiple teams of officials went to the crash site after arriving in the Adansi South District.
Obuasi West MCE recounts call with Samuel
Faustilove Appiah Kannin also recounted the conversation she had with one of the victims, Samuel Aboagye, on the phone while he was in the helicopter before it crashed in the forest.
The Obuasi West MCE shared that she conversed with the late acting Deputy Director-General of Operations at the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) for about 16 seconds.
She noted that Samuel Aboagye informed her that he was en route to the Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme event in Obuasi.
Faustilove Appiah Kannin noted that she was surprised when she found out that the former Obuasi East NDC parliamentary candidate was among the deceased after arriving at the crash site.
She said:
"We spoke for 16 seconds. He told me he was coming. I never knew Aboagye was part of the deceased when I went to the crash scene because he did not tell me he would come. He had only told me that my Godfather and some officials were coming. I did not know he was among the victims."
"When I got to the scene, I picked up a phone to confirm the victims' identities. At the time, the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, had not broken the news yet. I did not know the people in the helicopter apart from Alhaji Muniru, but he (Samuel) told me there were top officials coming."
The Obuasi West MCE stated that she later spoke with the Obuasi West MCE, who confirmed to her that Samuel Aboagye was among the victims.
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Faustilove Appiah Kannin noted that the late politician had only instructed her to make some cars available to pick up the officials when they arrived for the event in Obuasi.
She stated that she spoke with Alhaji Limuna Mohammed Muniru earlier in the morning before the crash.
The Obuasi West MCE also shared that Samuel Aboagye instructed her to bring the cars to multiple locations when he was on board the helicopter with the other victims.
Faustilove Appiah Kannin said she later called Mr Aboagye and Alhaji Limuna Mohammed Muniru to question why they had not arrived at the event in Obuasi, but she was unable to reach them.
The Obuasi West MCE shared that Samuel Aboagye's voice carried no hint of fear, as he was a soft-spoken individual.
The video of the Obuasi West MCE recounting her phone call with Samuel Aboagye is below:
Samuel Aboagye's baby surfaces after his death
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Samuel Aboagye's baby surfaced on social media following his death in the helicopter crash.
In a social media post, the deceased's child was seen in the arms of his widow, Abigail Salami, abroad.
Samuel Aboagye's baby's public appearance triggered sympathy from many Ghanaians on social media.
Source: YEN.com.gh
