Imoru Ayarna was a Ghanaian businessman and politician

Politician

A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...

. He was the founder and leader of the erstwhile People's Action Party

People's Action Party (Ghana)

The People's Action Party was a political party in Ghana during the Second Republic . In elections held on 29 August 1969, the PAP won 2 out of 140 seats in the National Assembly. The party's leader was Imoru Ayarna....

 in Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

.

1969 parliamentary election

Ayarna formed the PAP after the ban on party politics was lifted in 1969. He teamed up with Dr. W.K. Lutterodt, People's Popular Party (PPP), the Republican Party of Mr. Quaidoo and Dr. John Bilson

John Bilson (politician)

Dr. John Bilson was a Ghanaian doctor and politician.In May 1969 he founded the All People's Congress, which despite some support from the Legon Observer failed to make any impact in the 1969 parliamentary election...

's All People's Congress. He contested the Ghanaian parliamentary election

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1969

The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 29 August 1969. This was the first parliamentary election since the 1966 coup by the National Liberation Council which toppled the Nkrumah government. The election was to select members for the 140 seat legislative body. Kofi Abrefa Busia, the leader...

 on 29 August 1969 for a seat in the Parliament of Ghana

Parliament of Ghana

The Parliament of Ghana is the legislative body of the Ghanaian government.-History:Legislative representation in Ghana dates back to 1850, when the country was a British colony. The body, called the Legislative Council, was purely advisory as the Governor exercised all legislative and executive...

 during the second republic. His party won 2 seats out of 140, although he lost his seat, winning a total of 693 votes and beating only the All People's Republican Party

All People's Republican Party

The All People's Republican Party was a political party in Ghana during the Second Republic . In elections held on 29 August 1969, the APRP won 1 out of 140 seats in the National Assembly....

 candidate, Asigiri Israel Dawudu who had 323 votes. The seat was taken by the Progress Party

Progress Party (Ghana)

The Progress Party was the ruling party in Ghana during the Second Republic . In the 29 August 1969 elections, the PP won 105 of the National Assembly's 140 seats....

 led by Kofi Abrefa Busia

Kofi Abrefa Busia

Kofi Abrefa Busia was Prime Minister of Ghana from 1969–72. He was born in Wenchi, in the then British colony of Gold Coast . He was educated at Methodist School, Wenchi, Mfantsipim School, Cape Coast, then at Wesley College, Kumasi from 1931–32. He later became a teacher at Achimota Secondary...

.

Subversion trial

In late 1973, during the military rule of the National Redemption Council

National Redemption Council

The National Redemption Council was the ruling Ghana military government in from January 13, 1972 to October 9, 1975. Its chairman was Colonel I.K. Acheampong. He was also the Head of state of Ghana due to his chairmanship.-Duration of rule:...

 led by then Colonel

Colonel

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 I. K. Acheampong, he was tried along with others for plotting to overthrow the government by influencing then Colonel Robert Kotei

Robert Kotei

Major General Robert Ebenezer Abossey Kotei was a soldier, politician and track and field athlete. He was once the Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces and also a member of the Supreme Military Council which ruled Ghana between 1975 and 1979. He was executed in 1979, following a...

, who was the Commander of the First Infantry Brigade at the time. His co-conspirators allegedly included Kojo Botsio

Kojo Botsio

Kojo Botsio was a Ghanaian diplomat and politician. He studied in Britain, where he became the treasurer of the West African National Secretariat and an acting warden for the West African Students' Union...

, a former minister in the Nkrumah government

Nkrumah government

Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was the first Prime Minister and first President of Ghana.-Nkrumah's first independence government :Nkrumah had run governments under the supervision of the British government through Charles Arden-Clarke, the Governor-General. His first government under colonial rule started...

, John Tettegah, a former general secretary of the All African Trade Union Federation, Albert Kwaku Owusu Boateng, a journalist

Journalist

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 and Major

Major

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 Alexander Alanganona Awuviri, a Ghana Air Force

Ghana Air Force

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 officer. They all pleaded not guilty but were sentenced to death by firing squad after the trial though their sentences got commuted to life imprisonment later by the Head of state of Ghana, Colonel Acheampong.

1979 presidential election

In 1979, he contested the Ghanaian presidential election

Ghanaian presidential election, 1979

Presidential elections were held in Ghana on 18 June 1979 , with a second round on 9 July 1979. The result was a victory for Hilla Limann of the People's National Party, who won 62.0% of the votes in the second round....

 as an Independent

Independent (politician)

In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

 candidate, winning 0.27% of the total votes cast.

See also

• Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1969
  Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1969
  The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 29 August 1969. This was the first parliamentary election since the 1966 coup by the National Liberation Council which toppled the Nkrumah government. The election was to select members for the 140 seat legislative body. Kofi Abrefa Busia, the leader...
  
  
• Ghanaian presidential election, 1979
  Ghanaian presidential election, 1979
  Presidential elections were held in Ghana on 18 June 1979 , with a second round on 9 July 1979. The result was a victory for Hilla Limann of the People's National Party, who won 62.0% of the votes in the second round....
  
  
• People's Action Party (Ghana)
  People's Action Party (Ghana)
  The People's Action Party was a political party in Ghana during the Second Republic . In elections held on 29 August 1969, the PAP won 2 out of 140 seats in the National Assembly. The party's leader was Imoru Ayarna....