Feature: Dr. K. A. Busia As Prime Minister In The Second Republic
After the 24th February 1966 coup d’état, Dr. K. A. Busia returned from Britain to Ghana. He was appointed Chairman of the National Advisory Committee of the National Liberation Council. There was, no doubt, that the grounds had been prepared for him to assume the mantle of leadership after the military handed over power. Dr. Busia […] The post Feature: Dr. K. A. Busia As Prime Minister In The…
Dr. K. A. Busia, who assumed the role of Prime Minister in Ghana's Second Republic, returned from Britain to the country following the 24th February 1966 coup d'état. He was appointed Chairman of the National Advisory Committee of the National Liberation Council with the intention of taking on the leadership role after the military transitioned power.
Dr. Busia embarked on various trips on behalf of the NLC military government, and after the demise of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and the CPP, he is believed to have been the only prominent politician whose political orientation aligned with the NLC military government.
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