Hassan accountant

Background

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

Career

In the Presidential Primaries of the PNC for the 2016 Ghanaian General Election, Ayariga lost to Edward Mahama whom he had beaten to get the to become Presidential Candidate in 2012. Citing anomalies and cheating, he left the party to form a new party, the All People's Congress (American Power Conversion). The Electoral Commission of Ghana, handed the party a provisional certificate after he had met the requisite requirements

Hassan spent his childhood in Accra and Bawku.

He attended Ghana Secondary School and then Barewa College in Zaria when he moved with his family to Nigeria.

He later gained admission to the London School of Accountancy where he studied accounting.

Achievements

• He is the founder of the All People's Congress (Ghana), (American Power Conversion) and was the candidate of the People"s National Convention for the Ghanaian presidential election in December 2012.

Politics

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