Imoru Egala
Alhaji Imoru Egala | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Industries | |
| In office 1965 – 24 February 1966 | |
| President | Kwame Nkrumah |
| Succeeded by | Coup d'état |
| Minister for Information | |
| In office 1962–1965 | |
| President | Kwame Nkrumah |
| Preceded by | Tawia Adamafio |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel Azarco Welbeck |
| Minister for External Affairs | |
| In office 1960–1961 | |
| President | Kwame Nkrumah |
| Preceded by | Ebenezer Ako-Adjei |
| Succeeded by | Ebenezer Ako-Adjei |
| Minister for Health | |
| In office 1954–?? | |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Kwame Nkrumah |
| Governor | Charles Arden-Clarke |
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Tumu | |
| In office 1954–1966 | |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Noble Arden-Clarke |
| Prime Minister | Kwame Nkrumah |
| Succeeded by | coup d'état |
| Parliamentary group | CPP |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1916 Tamale, Ghana |
| Died | 1 April 1981 (aged 64) Accra, Ghana |
| Political party | People's National Party |
| Other political affiliations | Convention People's Party |
| Spouse(s) | Hajia Amina Egala, Hajia Memuna Egala, Hajia Adisa Egala and Susie Egala. |
| Profession | Educationist, Teacher |
| Founder of the People's National Party | |
Alhaji Imoru Egala (5 December 1916 – 1 April 1981[1]) was a Ghanaian politician and educationist. He held various positions in government in the Gold Coast and after independence of Ghana. He was the foreign minister of Ghana in the First Republic between 1960 and 1961.[2]
Work and politics
Minister of state (Nkrumah Government)
He was a member of the Convention People's Party. He held various cabinet posts under Dr. Kwame Nkrumah's Convention People's Party government, including Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Information. He also held the position of Minister of Health and Minister of Industries at a point in time in the Kwame Nkrumah's Convention People's Party government.
Along with serving as minister in different roles at different period in Kwame Nkrumah's administration, he also served a member of parliament for the Tumu Constituency.[3][4][5]
After the coup etat by Colonel E. Kotoka and Major Afrifa in 1966, Egala who was a well known associate of Kwame Nkrumah and a key member of his Nkrumah regime, was jailed by the military.[6]
People's National Party
Egala was also a founder of the People's National Party a political party which claimed to represent and continue the Nkrumah Heritage. The People's National Party which won the 1979 presidential and parliamentary elections. He sponsored the candidacy of Dr. Hilla Limann,[7] who became the president of the Third Republic of Ghana,[8] because he was then serving a 12-year ban from public office in Ghana.[9][10]
In January 1980, Egala began a court process against the electoral commissioner seeking redress of the court to restore his eligibility for public office.[11]
Personal life
Alhaji Imoru Egala had four wives; Hajia Amina Egala, Hajia Memuna Egala, Hajia Adisa Egala and Susie Egala along with 12 children; three boys (Idris Egala, Dramani Egala and Osman Egala) and nine daughters (Zainabu Egala, Fati Egala, Rahinatu Egala, Ramatu Egala, Abiba Egala, Meri Egala, Zalia Egala, Fatima Egala and Rabi Egala).
Imoru is the maternal grandfather of Farouk Aliu Mahama.[12]
Death
Alhaji Imoru Egala died on 1 April 1981 in Accra, Ghana.
References
- ^ "Ghana Mourns Egala". Daily Graphic. Ghana Publication Group Ltd. 3 November 2019.
- ^ B. Schemmel. "Foreign ministers E-K:Ghana". Rulers. Retrieved 11 April 2007.
- ^ "Limann tried stabilising economy after chaotic revolution : Addae-Mensah". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- ^ "myghanalinks - 1954 Campaigns And Election Results In Ghana (Gold Coast) - Part II". myghanalinks. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- ^ "Book Review: A Short History of the Third Republic". ghanaweb. 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- ^ "Alhaji Imoru Egala, a founding father of Ghana's ruling..." UPI. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- ^ Buser, Hans (2011). In Ghana at Independence: Stories of a Swiss Salesman. Basler Afrika Bibliographien. ISBN 978-3-905758-19-1.
- ^ "IMORU EGALA, GHANAIAN POLITICIAN AND FOUNDER OF GOVERNING PARTY". The New York Times. 2 April 1981. Retrieved 11 April 2007.
- ^ Tsikata, Yvonne M. (May 1999). "Aid and Reform in Ghana" (PDF). Aid and Reform in Africa:Country case study papers. World Bank. p. 12. Retrieved 11 April 2007.
The initial choice, Mr. Imoru Egala, who founded the PNP, was under a twelve-year ban from public office dating back to 1969. He was appealing this ban at the time of the election and was hence ineligible to run for president.
- ^ "The fall of the 3rd Republic". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- ^ "Alhaji Imoru Egala, a founding father of Ghana's ruling..." UPI. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- ^ "Akufo-Addo appoints Farouk Mahama as Board Chair for Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Corporation". Citi Business News. 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2021-09-16.