Late Mr. Kofi-Duro Boama

Birth and Parentage

Late Mr. Kofi-Duro Boama (popularly called Late Uncle Kofi) was born on the 24th of May, 1948, to the families of Late Mr. Isaac Emmanuel Boama and Mrs. Adwoa Badu Kwatema in Bompata in the Ashanti Achim Area of Ghana. He was the first son of his father and the last born of his mother. His mother died when he was still a child, and he was therefore denied the care and affection of a loving mother.

Early Life and Education

Late Mr. Kofi began his education at the Presbyterian Boys School, Kaneshie. He completed his secondary school where he obtained his West African Examination Council (WAEC). As one who was determined to be outstanding amid the circumstances that surrounded his growing up, he proceeded to the Presbyterian Teachers Training College (PTTC), Akropong, Ghana.

Career Life

Young Kofi began his teaching career at Kokoben Local Authority Primary School, where he met his beautiful wife Regina Appiah. Driven by a zest for knowledge, Late Mr. Kofi later went to Bagabaga Agricultural Specialist College where he obtained a Diploma certificate. Similarly, he went a step further to pursue further studies at the University of Cape Coast in Ghana.

After his studies, he taught in a couple of Teachers Training Colleges in Ghana. Arising from the wave of the harsh economic crunch that ravaged Ghana in the 1980s, Late Mr. Kofi decided to leave his home country with his wife to seek greener pastures in a neighbouring West African country — Nigeria — and landed in Ondo State. On arrival, he immediately continued in his teaching line, where he taught at Awo Community Secondary School for a while.

Few years later, Late Mr. Kofi relocated to Cross River State, where he picked up a teaching appointment with Madonna Montessori, Convent, Calabar. While at Montessori, he began doing extra lessons for the pupils, an opportunity that sparked the relationship he had with Barr. Mrs. Anne O. Eta. As a man who never wavered at his duties but firmly dedicated to his goal, those sterling qualities endeared him to Mrs. Anne Eta, where they both conceived an idea that birthed the present day St. Anne’s Private School, Calabar. He was the Head Teacher of the school and was responsible for staff management, administration and teaching in the classroom. His core competence was preparing children for entrance examinations into Air Force, Navy, Unity and public secondary schools when it was extremely competitive. Although he was later made a partner in the business, Late Uncle Kofi was very humble and respectful. He was a kindhearted man, a virtue that endeared many to him.

Christian Life and Marriage

Late Mr. Kofi-Duro Boama was born into a Christian family of the Presbyterian Church in Ghana. After his acquaintance with his wife and beholding her staunch devotion in the Catholic Church, he decided to join her there, where he was baptized and subsequently joined in Holy Matrimony with his wife by the Late Rev. Father Christopher Okpu at the Sacred Heart Cathedral, Egerton Street, Calabar. The marriage is blessed with three children.

Social and Family Life

Late Uncle Kofi was a very compassionate man who attracted fondness due to the love and care he extended to anyone who came his way, whether they be family members or not. Many people enjoyed his paternal love in many respects. He had trained some from basic school to the university, and paid the fees of those who were not financially capable of funding their children’s educational demands. He was a good team player, a humble leader par excellence, and a man of peace who valued his family with passion. There is no doubt that all the children at St. Anne’s will miss their Late Uncle Kofi. The grandchildren will greatly miss their Grand Daddy.

Call to Glory

Late Uncle Kofi, in his usually calm manner, complained of a chest pain at home on Wednesday 11th March, 2026, but insisted he must come to work. While in the office on the fateful day, he took ill and was rushed to the Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital, Calabar. On admission at the hospital his health stabilized, and on Saturday 14th March, 2026, he requested to be discharged — not knowing that death was still on the mission to claim him. He just couldn’t defeat death, but finally bowed and yielded to the call of God. We will miss him greatly.

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