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.

Quotes

• May be in future, we will see one, but he has been the best so far

• I told President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that if I ever opposed his selection of Dr Bawumia as running mate, he should please forgive me .
• When it comes to Bawumia, let me stand up for him. He has performed so well as Vice President and I say no Vice President has worked so hard and performed better than him in Ghana
  • https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/bawumia-is-a-gem-ama-busia.html
• Dr. Bawumia is more than qualified to lead the NPP in 2024. The young man is a gem
  • https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/bawumia-is-more-than-qualified-to-lead-npp-in-2024-ama-busia.html
• He was a lecturer at Legon.The first African to become a professor in Legon .
  • https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Meet-the-first-African-professor-to-have-taught-at-the-University-of-Ghana-1708481
• In 1952, my brother Dr Kofi Agrefa Busia was the Leader of Ghana Congress Party, which later merged with the other opposition parties to form the united party(UP).My brother's one seat on the ticket of the Ghana Congress Party went into alliance with the Northern Peoples Party led by Simon Diedong Dombo who had 14 easts, whom based on majority seats should have automatically been the leader at the time but Dombo decided that Busia should be the leader of the opposition due to his superior academic credentials in the academia.
  • https://www.modernghana.com/news/1092617/dombo-was-selfless-loyal-ama-busia.html