The DRIP Secretariat has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight distinguished Ghanaians on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.

In an official statement signed by the National Coordinator, Edwin Nii Lantey Vandapuye On August 7, 2025, the secretariat conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the government, the legislature, the Ghana Armed Forces and the people of Ghana. "The DRIP Secretariat is deeply saddened by the devastating tragedy...

resulting in the loss of eight esteemed lives," the statement read.

The eight individuals, who were traveling on national assignment, included Dr Edward Omane Boamah, Minister for Defence, Alhaji Dr.