Ama Busia, former First Vice Chairperson of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and a distinguished member of the Council of Elders, has died.
The sister of the late Prime Minister Kofi Abrefa Busia, is reported to have handed away on Tuesday, 12 December 2023, after a short sickness.
According to a report by Asaaseradio.com, Dr. Obeng Busia; Ama Busia’s son, confirmed her passing on the Nyaho Medical Centre within the early hours of Tuesday.
Ama Busia, aged 87 on the time of her loss of life, remained a powerful and influential determine inside the NPP till her last moments.
Known for her activism and political criticism in opposition to the Acheampong authorities, Ama Busia confronted adversity, being arrested seven occasions. Her seventh arrest resulted in a 90-day detention.
Despite going through challenges, Ama Busia’s life trajectory modified via training after dropping her father at age 6 and her mom at age 13.
She performed a big function within the founding of the Northern People’s Party, which later merged with Danquah and Busia to type the present New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Ama Busia, a resilient political determine, held varied management positions inside the NPP. She served as a Council of State member after the NPP’s victory within the 2000 elections underneath John Agyekum Kufuor.
Ama beforehand occupied each the primary and third National Vice Chairperson positions within the NPP.
Her academic journey started at Wenchi Methodist School and Methodist Middle Girls’ School in Kumasi, adopted by instructor coaching on the Komenda Training College.
In 1959, Ama Busia went into exile in London along with her brother, Kofi Abrefa Busia, learning Institutional Management and Catering on the Regent Street Polytechnic.
Source: Ghanaweb
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