Ama Bame Busia
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.[1][2][3][4][5]
Education
[edit]Busia 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.[6]
Death
[edit]Busia died on 12 December 2023, at the age of 87.[7]
Awards and recognition
[edit]Busia was honoured as one of the most inspiring women in Ghana in the area of politics.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ama Busia distances from Frema Busia's accusations". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Ama Busia Snubs NPP Govt. ?". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Members of Council of State sworn into office". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Three arrested for robbing Ama Busia". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Dogbevi, Emmanuel (20 January 2010). "Mrs. Busia is dead". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Hon. Amma Bame Busia • The strong Girl Still Strong After 70". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ NPP's Ama Busia is dead
- ^ "Gifty Anti, others named Ghana's Most Inspiring Women". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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