This book is principally a collection of speeches by notable personalities, reflecting the relevance of the vision and ideas of Kofi Abrefa Busia, the first African professor on Ghanaian soil and Ghana’s Prime Minister during the country’s Second Republic (1969-1972) whose administration of Ghana is marked by massive rural development and a remarkable demonstration of democratic ethos. William Francis Hare, the Governor-General of Ghana

(1957-1960), in a tribute, wrote:

His life is now woven into the texture of African history, and no one can write about the courage of independence after the long period of colonial rule or the early years of the political development of Ghana without referring to the significant contribution of Kofi Busia to the building of a new nation. He was guided in his public life by the noble and enduring ideal, so apposite for Ghanaians today, of a free country under the rule of law, with a democratic parliament and a framework of civil liberties.

Whoever is desirous of insights into Ghana’s political history and developments and records of some of the principal architects of the founding of the West African country in the centre of the world needs this book.