The late Hon. B. A. Fusheini - Personality profile

A nation which does not recognize and celebrate its heroes they say is not worth dying for. In this light we would say a region which does not celebrate and honor its illustrious and hard worked sons & daughters isn’t worth dying for. Hence, Northern Voices Ghana has taken the pain to write about some of the celebrated sons & daughters of the northern regions.
We begin the journey with the profile of one of the energetic and achieved personality. He chalked numerous successes, occupied and served on many honored positions in the country and Northern Ghana. Chief (Alhaji) Basit Abdulai Fuseini, was popularly known as B.A. Fuseini for short.
Every great tree was once a seedling just as every human was once a baby. He was born on the 14th December, 1942 at Sagnarigu now the Sagnarigu District to the family of Alhassan Fuseini as father and Fishieta Mumuni as mother. He was born and bred in the Sagnarigu District.
In December 1969 Alhaji B.A. Fuseini tied the knot with his beloved wife in the person of Mrs. Zenabu Braimah. Their marriage was blessed with six (6) children split equally between three males and three females
The late Alhaji Basit Abdulai Fuseini, was lauded by many as an educationist and politician, whose immerse contribution towards the development of Northern Regions was immeasurable.
Educational & Political Career;
He begun in the in education at the then Practice School in Tamale (1949 – 1954), Kalpohin Middle School in Tamale (1955 – 1957), Tamale Secondary School, G.C.E (1958 – 1964) for his “O” & “A” level. In 1964 he gained admission into the University of Cape Coast, where he obtained his B. Sc. in Education which he successful completed in 1967. He furthered with an additional B. Sc. (Hons.) (1970 – 1971) and Master’s Degree (MSc) in Entomology (1970 – 1972) at the University of Ghana, Legon.
In 1972, he started his working career at TAMASCO, his Alma mater and by dint of hard work rose within a short time to become an Assistant Headmaster.
Began as a classroom teacher at Tamale Secondary School where he helped mould many students.
In 1973 he was appointed the Headmaster of Ghana Secondary School, in Tamale. He served in that capacity for eight (8) years.
He rose to a Divisional Director of Education, Ghana Education Service, after holding offices such as the Principal of Tamale Training College Metropolitan Education Director, Tamale, and Northern Regional Director of Education.
He eventually veered into politics where he occupied various positions from Member of Parliament to becoming a Minister of State at the Office of the President in 1993 to 1994. Was Ghana's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Libya (Sept. 1997 – Feb. 2001), and High Commissioner to Malta (Sept. 1997 - Feb. 2001)
He was a formidable force in the formation of Real Tamale United (RTU) in 1976 and his dedicated service as the maiden Secretary to the club with Alhaji Rahimu Gbadamosi and the first Chairman.
He took ill suddenly on Sunday morning and was rushed to the Tamale Regional Hospital where he died around noon.
Burial of Alhaji B.A. Fuseini took place in Tamale on Monday November 27, 2006, former Northern Regional Minister and Ghana's Ambassador to Libya was laid to rest at the Sagnarigu district. He died at the age of 63 years.