‘Another Great African Intellectual Has Fallen’- Kofi Adjorlolo Eulogizes Late Prof. Ama Ata Aidoo

Veteran Ghanaian actor Kofi Adjorlolo has paid tribute to the late celebrated Ghanaian playwright Prof. Ama Ata Aidoo.

According to the actor, Prof. Ama Ata Aidoo was one of the great African intellectuals who was able to celebrate Africans through her speech and writings.

“Oh, I am so very distraught. Another great African intellectual has fallen. Her books include that of other great African intellectuals. Prof Ama Aidoo and other great African minds fine-tuned some of us, especially ‘ME’ to realize what African heritage means, where we are from, who we are, and what the outlook will be in the future for us as Africans. “, excerpts of his tribute read.

The award-winning actor also remembered other great fallen African heroes by saying “Marcus Garvey, Kwame Nkrumah. Gaddafi, Sekou Toure, Chinua Achebe, Mandela, Samora Machel, Kenneth Kaunda, Jomo Kenyata, Abdul Nasser, Kofi Awonoor, and a host of others. May all of their souls including the soul of Prof Ama Aidoo rest in perfect peace. Thanks”.

Prof. Ama Ata Aidoo born Christina Ama Ata Aidoo died on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, after a short illness.

She was 81 years.

The death of the renowned author, poet, and playwright was announced today in a statement issued by the Family head Kwamena Essandoh Aidoo.

Over the seven decades of her career, Ama Ata Aidoo published award-winning novels, plays, short stories, children’s books, and poetry, and influenced generations of African women writers.

The late Prof. Ama Ata Aidoo is known for books such as Changes: A Love Story, Our Sister Killjoy, No Sweetness Here, Dilemma of a Ghost and Anowa, Diplomatic Pounds, After The Ceremonies, The Girl Who Can, Someone Talking To Some time and more.