President Mahama has commended the Ghana Armed Forces for preventing what could have been a fatal accident.
The President and the First Lady escaped harm after the helicopter in which they were flying from Sunyani to Kumasi embarked on a ‘precautionary landing.’
The incident happened about 100 metres away from the Apatrapa Government Hospital in the Ashanti Region.
The President, who was grateful for the timely intervention of the Ghana Armed Forces said “I feel great pride for our armed forces. Great intuition shown by our heli pilots. I feel so proud. And at the controls was a woman.”
I feel great pride for our armed forces. Great intuition shown by our heli pilots. I feel so proud. And at the controls was a woman.
— John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) July 11, 2015
Bad weather
The Director of Public Relations at the Ghana Armed Forces stated that the pilot’s decision to land the helicopter was because of “bad weather.”
“There was a storm approaching, so in order to safeguard the first family the pilot decided to embark on a precautionary landing,” he explained.
Lt. Col Aggrey Quarshie added that “nothing happened to the M17 helicopter and there were no injuries.”
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By: Marian Efe Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana