{"id":669993,"date":"2019-08-01T22:15:09","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T22:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\t\t\n<p><strong>Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has launched a book of K. A. Busia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The book entitled: \u201cK.A. Busia: A Symbol Of Democracy,\u201d explores the life and works of Prof. "},"modified":"2019-08-01T22:15:09","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T22:15:09","slug":"bawumia-unveils-busia-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/01\/bawumia-unveils-busia-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Bawumia Unveils Busia Book &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has launched a book of K. A. Busia.<\/p>\n<p>The book entitled: \u201cK.A. Busia: A Symbol Of Democracy,\u201d explores the life and works of Prof. Kofi Abrefa Busia, who was the Prime Minister in the Second Republic of Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the book launched on Wednesday July 31, 2019, Dr. Bawumia said \u201cin a short period of 27 months in office, Prof. Busia transformed Ghana significantly based on his rural industrialisation policy, building roads, health facilities, and schools as well as extending pipe borne water to various parts of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/freddie-and-boadu.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-241076\"  \/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Freddie Blay and John Boadu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to him, Busia\u2019s rural development strategy was the beginning of the Danquah -Dombo-Busia tradition\u2019s inclusive development efforts, a mantle subsequently carried by ex-President Kufuor, a direct mentee of Prof. Busia. <\/p>\n<p>He stated that ex-President Kufuor\u2019s social interventions included the NHIS, Capitation Grant, NYEP,  LEAP, and Metro Mass bus system.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/participants-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-241077\"  \/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBusia\u2019s vision of rural industrialisation and inclusive development is being pursued vigorously under H.E Akufo-Addo\u2019s administration through the \u2018One District One Factory\u2019 initiative, the \u2018One Village One Dam\u2019 programme, \u2018Planting for Food and Jobs,\u2019 Free SHS, NABCO and many other such initiatives\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The book is very well researched, according to the Vice President.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>BY Melvin Tarlue <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has launched a book of K. 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