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Ama Bame Busia

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Ama Bame Busia (1935/1936 – 12 December 2023) was a Ghanaian politician and a former member of the council of state. She was the sister of the late Kofi Abrefa Busia, former Ghanaian prime minister. She was a member of New Patriotic Party.[1][2][3][4][5] Busia initially oppose choosing Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as the running mate for the 2008 Ghanaian general election but later asked the former president of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for forgiveness and said "Bawumia is Ghana’s best ever Vice President".[6]

Education

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Busia father initially denied her from attending school because she was a royal but her brother Kofi Abrefa Busia later convinced their father to allow her to go to school where she was the only girl in her class.[7] She had her primary education at Wenchi Methodist School and Methodist Middle Girls' School in Kumasi. She trained as a teacher at the Komenda Training College. In 1959, she went into exile in London with her brother, Kofi Abrefa Busia and there she studied Institutional Management and Catering at the Regent Street Polytechnic.[8][9]

Books

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She launched her book "Bittersweet Pill of Politics" in 2022.[10]

Death

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Busia died at the Nyaho Medical Centre on 12 December 2023, at the age of 87.[11][12][13][14] Her one week funeral observation was observed at Abelemkpe in Accra.[15]

Awards and recognition

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Busia was honoured as one of the most inspiring women in Ghana in the area of politics.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Ama Busia distances from Frema Busia's accusations". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Ama Busia Snubs NPP Govt. ?". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Members of Council of State sworn into office". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Three arrested for robbing Ama Busia". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  5. ^ Dogbevi, Emmanuel (20 January 2010). "Mrs. Busia is dead". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Bawumia is a gem - Ama Busia". Graphic Online. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Hon. Amma Bame Busia • The strong Girl Still Strong After 70". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Hon. Amma Bame Busia • The strong Girl Still Strong After 70". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Prominent NPP Member and Busia's sister, Ama Busia, passes away". Graphic Online. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Ama Busia launches memoir titled 'Bittersweet Pill of Politics'". 25 November 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  11. ^ NPP's Ama Busia is dead
  12. ^ "NPP Mourns Party Leader Ama Busia, Flags To Fly At Half-Mast". DailyGuide Network. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  13. ^ "Amma Bame Busia Passes On - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  14. ^ Rhema (13 December 2023). "Ama Busia: Member of NPP Council of Elders and sister of former Prime Minister Kofi Abrefa Busia dead". Ghana News Online. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  15. ^ "One week observation for late Ama Busia held in Accra - Adomonline.com". 9 February 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  16. ^ "Gifty Anti, others named Ghana's Most Inspiring Women". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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