The Busia Institute for Rural and Democratic Development (BIRDD), a think tank that promotes education, democracy and rural development, is to introduce an award called the Best University Student in Africa (BUSIA) Award.

The scheme, which is to commence at the Department of Sociology of the University of Ghana, Legon, is to honour the memory of Professor Kofi Abrefa Busia, the foundational head of the department who was also the first African Professor at the University of Ghana (UG).

The Executive Director of BIRDD, Anane Agyei, made this known during a courtesy call on the head of the Sociology Department,UG, Dr Alhassan Suleimana Anamzoya.

The institute congratulated Dr Anamzoya on being appointed head of the Department, which Prof. Busia headed from 1950 to 1957.

The institute also presented a copy of Busia’s biography to Dr Anamzoya.