Omane Boamah was master strategist — Tanko-Computer

Before his trip that led to the helicopter crash, the Director of Elections and IT for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Edward Omane Boamah, had held a virtual meeting with his team members to strategise for the Akwatiia by-elections.

"He loved to maximise time. Instead of people coming together and sitting around, he would say, 'Let’s use the social media platforms to do our discussions.' So most of our meetings were held virtually in the run-up to the election,” Sofo Rashid Tanko-Computer, the Deputy Director.

He described Dr Omane Boamah as a meticulous strategist who never took things for granted.

During the meeting, he said, Dr Omane Boamah gave the team members strategies on how to go about the Akwatia by-election.

"He was behind all these things that we’re doing [in winning elections]. He will sit down, put pen to paper, map up the strategy and say, 'You go and handle this and that,' and sit back.

And we’ll go and bring him an A+. That is how he was,” Mr Tanko-Computer said.

Context

Dr Omane Boamah was among the eight people who died in Wednesday’s military helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region.

The other deceased persons were the Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed; the acting Deputy National Security Coordinator, Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna; the National Vice-Chairman of the NDC, Samuel Sarpong, a parliamentary candidate and the Deputy Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organisation, Samuel Aboagye.

The servicemen were Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, the pilot on the helicopter; Flying Officer Manaen Twum Ampadu, the co-pilot, and Sergeant Ernest Addo-Mensah, a crew member.

No hint

Mr Tanko-Computer has revealed that Dr Omane Boamah never informed close colleagues about his trip on the day of the tragic military helicopter crash.

“In fact, in the morning, we had a close discussion with Dr Omane Boamah around 7 am. It was virtual. Because he mostly does meetings virtually,” he said.

He said Dr Omane Boamah valued time and would immediately organise virtual meetings as a way of maximising time.

He said on the morning of the crash, Dr Boamah was deeply engaged in election strategies.

Mr Tanko Computer stressed that Dr Omane Boamah gave no hints of his travel plans on that fateful day as none of the team members knew he was going to travel.