Imoru Egala

human
Ein sex anaa gender	male
Ein country of citizenship	Ghana, Gold Coast Colony
Ein date of birth	5 December 1916
Place dem born am	Tamale
Date wey edie	2 April 1981
Place wey edie	Accra
Kiddie	Ramatu Mahama
Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign	English
Ein occupation	politician, diplomat, educational theorist, teacher, minister
Educate for	Achimota School, Achimota School
Political party ein member	People's National Party, Convention People's Party
Religion anaa worldview	Islam, Muslim

Alhaji Imoru Egala (5 December 1916 – 1 April 1981^[1]) be Ghanaian politician plus educationist. He hold plenti positions for government insyd both during de Gold Coast time and after Ghana get independence. He serve as de foreign minister of Ghana for de First Republic between 1960 den 1961.^[2]

Work den politics

Minister of state (Nkrumah Government)

He be member of de Convention People's Party. Inside Dr. Kwame Nkrumah ein Convention People's Party government, he hold plenti cabinet positions like Minister for Foreign Affairs den Minister for Information. He too hold Minister of Health plus Minister of Industries role for some point insyd de same Nkrumah ein government.

Plus de minister roles wey he serve for different periods insyd Kwame Nkrumah ein administration, he too serve as Member of Parliament for de Tumu Constituency.^[3]^[4]^[5]

After de coup d'état wey Colonel E. Kotoka den Major Afrifa do for 1966, dem jail Egala, wey be one of Kwame Nkrumah ein close associates and key member for Nkrumah ein regime, by de military government.^[6]

People's National Party

Egala too be one of de people wey form de People's National Party, political party wey talk say dem dey represent den continue Nkrumah ein heritage. Na dis same People's National Party win de 1979 presidential plus parliamentary elections. He be de one wey support Dr. Hilla Limann ein candidature, wey make Limann turn president for de Third Republic of Ghana, because by dat time Egala dey under 12-year ban from holding public office for Ghana.^[7]^[8]

Insyd January 1980, Egala start court case against de electoral commissioner make court fit restore ein eligibility to hold public office.^[9]

Ein life matter

Alhaji Imoru Egala get four wives; Hajia Amina Egala, Hajia Memuna Egala, Hajia Adisa Egala plus Susie Egala. Ein kiddies dem be twelve; three be boys (Idris Egala, Dramani Egala plus Osman Egala) den nine be girls (Zainabu Egala, Fati Egala, Rahinatu Egala, Ramatu Egala, Abiba Egala, Meri Egala, Zalia Egala, Fatima Egala plus Rabi Egala).

Imoru be de maternal grandfather of Farouk Aliu Mahama.^[10]

Death

Alhaji Imoru Egala die on 1 April 1981 insyd 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 (in British English). Retrieved 2021-01-04.
↑ "myghanalinks - 1954 Campaigns And Election Results In Ghana (Gold Coast) - Part II". myghanalinks. Archived from the original on 2021-01-06. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
↑ "Book Review: A Short History of the Third Republic". ghanaweb (in English). 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
↑ "Alhaji Imoru Egala, a founding father of Ghana's ruling..." UPI (in English). Retrieved 2021-01-04.
↑ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ "The fall of the 3rd Republic". Graphic Online (in British English). Retrieved 2021-01-04.
↑ "Alhaji Imoru Egala, a founding father of Ghana's ruling..." UPI (in English). Retrieved 2021-01-04.
↑ "Akufo-Addo appoints Farouk Mahama as Board Chair for Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Corporation". Citi Business News (in American English). 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2021-09-16.

[egala-1] "Ghana Mourns Egala". Daily Graphic. Ghana Publication Group Ltd. 3 November 2019.

[2] B. Schemmel. "Foreign ministers E-K:Ghana". Rulers. Retrieved 11 April 2007.

[3] "Limann tried stabilising economy after chaotic revolution : Addae-Mensah". Graphic Online (in British English). Retrieved 2021-01-04.

[4] "myghanalinks - 1954 Campaigns And Election Results In Ghana (Gold Coast) - Part II". myghanalinks. Archived from the original on 2021-01-06. Retrieved 2021-01-04.

[5] "Book Review: A Short History of the Third Republic". ghanaweb (in English). 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2021-01-04.

[6] "Alhaji Imoru Egala, a founding father of Ghana's ruling..." UPI (in English). Retrieved 2021-01-04.

[7] 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[8] "The fall of the 3rd Republic". Graphic Online (in British English). Retrieved 2021-01-04.

[9] "Alhaji Imoru Egala, a founding father of Ghana's ruling..." UPI (in English). Retrieved 2021-01-04.

[10] "Akufo-Addo appoints Farouk Mahama as Board Chair for Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Corporation". Citi Business News (in American English). 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2021-09-16.

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