‘It Was Averted’ – Rev Wengam Reveals Prayer Battle That Kept Mahama Off Helicopter Crash

The General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God Ghana, Rev. Dr Stephen Yenusom Wengam, has shared a dramatic account of how President John Dramani Mahama narrowly escaped being on board the military helicopter that crashed on Wednesday, August 6, 2025—an incident that claimed the lives of eight top government and military officials.

Speaking during a solemn church gathering, Rev. Wengam revealed how a sudden change in the president’s travel plans—after fervent prayer and behind-the-scenes persuasion—likely saved his life.

“People have been calling and posting on social media, saying, ‘Assemblies of God, thank you for saving our President’s life,’” Rev. Wengam said. “But it’s not about applause. We did nothing extraordinary except pray. And that is why we are reminded that we must be prophetic—not necessarily prophets, but prayerful.”

Rev. Wengam recounted that just a week before the tragic crash, he received a call from Dr Callistus Mahama, the president’s secretary, informing him that President Mahama would be unable to attend a planned Assemblies of God event because he had been invited as a special guest to Côte d’Ivoire’s Independence Day celebration. Instead, the Vice President and the First Lady, Lordina Mahama, would represent him.

“I thanked Dr Callistus, but I wasn’t at peace,” Rev. Wengam said. “I called Rev. Bawa and told him to mobilise the prayer team immediately and reverse that decision in the spirit. I just didn’t accept it.”

By Monday, events took a dramatic turn. Upon arriving at the conference grounds, Rev. Wengam received a phone call from an irate First Lady.

“She was angry,” he recalled. “She said, ‘Pastor, the President wants to go to Côte d’Ivoire, but we planned for this programme long ago. No way. We are coming.’ It was a phone battle. She insisted that I shouldn’t accept the excuse.”

While still on the phone with the First Lady, President Mahama himself tried to call the pastor.

“I said to her, ‘Mama, the President is calling. ‘I’ll get back to you.’ Then the president explained his decision to me directly. I said, ‘Your Excellency, I understand. Your will be done.’ But I was still unsettled in my spirit.”

Eventually, a final message came in the form of a text: the First Lady informed Rev. Wengam that they had rescheduled their attendance for Wednesday, meaning the President would postpone his international travel to Thursday.

“If he had come [to the conference] on the original date, he would have travelled on Wednesday—the same day the helicopter went down,” Rev. Wengam said solemnly.

The reverend did not mince words when offering a lesson to fellow clergy and the nation at large.

“This is why the speaker said we must all be prophetic,” he stressed. “Not prophets, but deeply prayerful. Not the type of pastors who pray on Monday and forget on Wednesday and only begin fasting when it’s time to preach on Saturday. It must be a lifestyle.”

The helicopter crash that claimed eight prominent lives—including government ministers and high-ranking military officers—has sent shockwaves throughout Ghana. The victims were on an official assignment when their military chopper went down under still-investigated circumstances.

In the wake of national mourning, President Mahama, deeply moved by the tragedy, has urged Ghanaians to unite in grief rather than division. His absence from the flight—thanks to what now appears to be a fateful combination of prayer, intuition, and last-minute intervention—has stirred widespread reflection on destiny, divine protection, and the role of spiritual leadership.

As preparations are underway for a state burial on August 15, many Ghanaians are grappling with the thin line between life and death—and the unseen forces that sometimes make all the difference.

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