NPP’s Ama Busia dies at 87

• Posted on December 13, 2023December 13, 2023
• by Nana Kwesi Coomson
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Former First Vice Chairperson of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and a prominent member of the Council of Elders, Ama Busia,passed away on December 12, 2023, after a brief illness.

Ama, aged 87 at the time of her death, was the sister of the late Prime Minister Kofi Abrefa Busia and remained an influential figure within the NPP until her final moments.

According to a report by Asaaseradio.com, Dr. Obeng Busia, Ama Busia’s son, confirmed her passing at the Nyaho Medical Centre in the early hours of Tuesday.

Ama Busia was known for her activism and political criticism against the Acheampong government, enduring adversity that included seven arrests, with her seventh resulting in a 90-day detention.

Despite these challenges, her life took a transformative turn through education, following the loss of her father at age 6 and her mother at age 13.

Ama Busia played a significant role in the founding of the Northern People’s Party, which later merged with Danquah and Busia to form the current New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Throughout her political career, she held various leadership positions within the NPP, including serving as a Council of State member after the party’s victory in the 2000 elections under John Agyekum Kufuor.

Ama had previously occupied both the first and third National Vice Chairperson positions in the NPP.

Her educational journey began at Wenchi Methodist School and Methodist Middle Girls’ School in Kumasi, followed by teacher training at the Komenda Training College.

In 1959, Ama Busia went into exile in London with her brother, Kofi Abrefa Busia, where she studied Institutional Management and Catering at the Regent Street Polytechnic.