Hassan Ayariga
Hassan Ayariga | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 September 1972 Bawku, Upper East, Ghana |
| Political party | All People's Congress |
| Spouse | Anitta Ayariga |
| Relations | Mahama Ayariga |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence(s) | Accra, Ghana |
| Education | Atlantic International University |
| Occupation | Accountant, Entrepreneur |
| Profession | Entrepreneur/Politician |
Hassan Ayariga (born 4 September 1972) 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]
Early life and education[edit]
Ayariga spent his childhood in Accra and Bawku, moving 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 unaccredited American distance learning university.[3] Atlantic International University has been characterized as a degree mill,[4] and its degrees have been widely dismissed as "fake."[5] Ayariga is also the recipient of an honorary degree from Reagan National University, an institution later exposed as a fraud.[6]
Politics[edit]
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[edit]
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.[7]
His younger brother Mahama Ayariga is Minister for Youth and Sports (2015) as well as Member of Parliament for Bawku Central[8] 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 5 children and one in Germany.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Profile of 2012 Presidential Candidates". Electoral Commission of Ghana. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Hassan Ayariga's APC receives provisional certificate". Graphic Online. 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Probe IGP's 'Fake' doctorate degree - Academics". Daily Guide Africa. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via Ghana Web.
- ^ Gumbs-Sandiford, Ani-ka. "Commissioner into 1990 coup attempt accused of having Doctorate". Guardian. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ "Probe IGP's 'Fake' doctorate degree - Academics". GhanaWeb. 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ Conway, Marian (2020-02-18). "The Case of the Accreditation of the Nonexistent University". Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ "Hassan Ayariga's Bio". hassanayariga. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^ "Ghanaians will continue to enjoy subsidies on utilities - Mahama Ayariga". City fM Online. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "Hassan Ayariga (PNC Presidential Candidate )". Ghana Web. Retrieved 25 May 2019.