Hassan Ayariga

Hassan Ayariga is a Ghanaian accountant, entrepreneur and politician. He is the founder of the All People's Congress (APC) and was the candidate of the People's National Convention for the December 2012 presidential election.[1][2]

Hassan Ayariga
Personal details
Born (1972-09-04) 4 September 1972
Bawku, Upper East, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyAll People's Congress
Spouse(s)Anita Ayariga
RelationsMahama Ayariga
Children5
ResidenceAccra Ghana
EducationAtlantic International University
OccupationAccountant, Entrepreneur
ProfessionEntrepreneur/Politician

Early life and education

Ayariga spent his childhood in Accra and Bawku. He later moved to Nigeria with his parents after the overthrow of the Limann Administration. He attended Ghana Secondary School in Tamale and then in Nigeria Barewa College in Zaria. He later studied accounting at the London School of Accountancy and earned a PhD from Atlantic International University, an American distance learning university.[3]

Politics

In the presidential primaries of the People's National Convention (PNC) for the 2016 general election, Ayariga lost to Edward Mahama, whom he had beaten to become presidential candidate in 2012. Citing anomalies and cheating, he left the party to form a new party, the All People’s Congress (APC), in 2016. The Electoral Commission of Ghana handed the party a provisional certificate after he met the requisite requirements, and it has since been granted a final certificate.

Personal life

His father, Frank Abdulai Ayariga, was a member of parliament for the Bawku Constituency during the third republic administration of Hilla Limann and his mother, Anatu Ayariga, a business woman.[4]

His younger brother Mahama Ayariga is Minister for Youth and Sports (2015) as well as Member of Parliament for Bawku Central[5] Constituency on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.

Hassan Ayariga lived and worked in Germany for many years and has business interests in both Ghana and Germany. He is married with a children and one in Germany.[6]

References
  1. "Profile of 2012 Presidential Candidates". Official website. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  2. http://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/58093-hassan-ayariga-s-apc-receives-provisional-certificate.html
  3. "Probe IGP's 'Fake' doctorate degree - Academics". Daily Guide Africa. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via Ghana Web.
  4. "Hassan Ayariga's Bio". www.hassanayariga.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  5. "Ghanaians will continue to enjoy subsidies on utilities - Mahama Ayariga". City fM Online. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  6. "Hassan Ayariga (PNC Presidential Candidate )". Ghana Web. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Edward Mahama		 People's National Convention presidential candidate
2012		 Succeeded by
Edward Mahama
New title All People's Congress Presidential Candidate
2016, 2020		 Incumbent
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