Hassan Ayariga, flag bearer of the All People's Congress (APC) has said he has a mansion with four swimming pools in his hometown, Bawku, in the Upper East Region of Ghana. One of the pools, he said, is suspended.
The 44-year-old politician, who says he made his first million dollars at age 24, said if he could achieve such a feat with his life despite coming from a very impoverished part of the country, then he was willing to create an enabling environment in Ghana for every citizen to prosper, should he win the presidency.
Mr Ayariga and 12 other presidential nominees were recently disqualified from the 2016 presidential poll for various clerical infractions as far as filling their nominations forms is concerned.
His disqualification got him angry, causing him to describe the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei as "stupid" and "foolish" when he spoke to Class FM minutes after the announcement of his fate.
Mr Ayariga, who said he made his riches by importing second-hand electrical equipment and appliances to Ghana from Germany, and selling, as well as operating pizza restaurants in both Germany and Ghana, coupled with other businesses, noted that he single-handedly funds his political campaign. He has, therefore, dismissed assertions that he is a stooge of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and being bankrolled by same.
Buttressing his point, Mr Ayariga revealed that he has so far spent about $4.5 million dollars on vehicles for his presidential bid – all from his own coffers. The big brother of Mr Mahama Ayariga, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, who belongs to the NDC, said he has bought about 30 Pick-up trucks and a number of SUVs, including Land Cruisers, to help him execute his campaign for this year's polls.
He, therefore, said his disqualification from the race, after having spent that amount of money and more, got him "upset," thus his hurling of abuses at the EC Chair. "I'm not a happy man when it comes to things that I do right and somebody will disqualify us," Mr Ayariga said on Wednesday. He has, however, apologised to Mrs Osei and all Ghanaians. He told Accra-based Starr FM that he was a "gentleman" who had a lot of respect for women and mothers.
Apart from Mr Ayariga, the other aspirants who were disqualified from the race over various anomalies include Dr Edward Mahama of the People's National Convention (PNC); Dr Agyenim Boateng of the United Front Party (UFP); Kofi Akpaloo of the Independent People's Party (IPP); Kwabena Adjei of the Reformed Patriotic Democrats (RPD); and Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom of the Progressive People's Party (PPP).
The others include: Dr Henry Herbert Lartey of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP); Mr Richard Nixon Tetteh (United Development Systems Party); Thomas Ward-Brew of the Democratic People's Party (DPP); Alfred Kwame Asiedu Walker, an independent candidate, and Akua Donkor of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP). Mr Akwasi Addae Odike of the United Progressive Party's nomination is on hold pending a court case.
Ayariga boasts of four sports cars
Flag bearer of the All People's Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, has said he is a proud owner of four sports cars, which he uses to indulge in racing.
"I like racing. I have a series of sports cars – about four. I have the Panamera – the latest brand of the Porshce (four exhausts), I have a Toyota MR2, the one that looks like the MR8. I have the Audi TTS," he said on Wednesday.
Mr Ayariga also said he has a mansion with four swimming pools in his hometown, Bawku, in the Upper East Region of Ghana. One of the pools, he said, is suspended.
The 44-year-old politician, who says he made his first million dollars at age 24, said if he could achieve such feats with his life despite coming from a very impoverished part of the country, then he was willing to create an enabling environment in Ghana for every citizen to prosper, should he win the presidency.
Mr Ayariga and 12 other presidential nominees were recently disqualified from the 2016 presidential poll for various clerical infractions as far as filling their nominations forms is concerned.
His disqualification got him angry, causing him to describe the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei as "stupid" and "foolish" when he spoke to Class91.3FM's Emefa Apawu minutes after the announcement of his fate.
Mr Ayariga, who said he made his riches by importing second-hand electrical equipment and appliances to Ghana from Germany, and selling, as well as operating pizza restaurants in both Germany and Ghana, coupled with other businesses, noted that he single-handedly funds his political campaign. He has, therefore, dismissed assertions that he is a stooge of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and being bankrolled by same.
Buttressing his point, Mr Ayariga revealed that he had so far spent about $4.5 million on vehicles for his presidential bid – all from his own coffers. The big brother of Mr Mahama Ayariga, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, who belongs to the NDC, said he has bought about 30 Pick-up trucks and a number of SUVs, including Land Cruisers, to help him execute his campaign for this year's polls.
He, therefore, said his disqualification from the race, after having spent that amount of money and more, got him "upset", thus his hurling of abuses at the EC Chair. "I'm not a happy man when it comes to things that I do right and somebody will disqualify us," Mr Ayariga said on Wednesday. He has, however, apologised to Mrs Osei and all Ghanaians. He told Accra-based Starr FM that he was a "gentleman" who had a lot of respect for women and mothers.
Apart from Mr Ayariga, the other aspirants who were disqualified from the race over various anomalies include Dr Edward Mahama of the People's National Convention (PNC); Dr Agyenim Boateng of the United Front Party (UFP); Kofi Akpaloo of the Independent People's Party (IPP); Kwabena Adjei of the Reformed Patriotic Democrats (RPD); and Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom of the Progressive People's Party (PPP).
The others include: Dr Henry Herbert Lartey of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP); Mr Richard Nixon Tetteh (United Development Systems Party); Thomas Ward-Brew of the Democratic People's Party (DPP); Alfred Kwame Asiedu Walker, an independent candidate, and Akua Donkor of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP). Mr Akwasi Addae Odike of the United Progressive Party's nomination is on hold pending a court case.
Source: classfmonline.com
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by their fruits you shall know them.he will build 1o more pools when he become president. we are not ***barred word***
u are lucky we dont fill forms to acquire all these....like u will be a poor man...common forms u cant fill.....
NPP followers are sojealous ah ba. The man made his money and you call him names. Nana Addo Sells his father's property and a little bit of colombia powder you applaud him hmmm You think so M. A. D. N. E. S. S
Who in his right senses will have 4 swimming pools at the same house. Why swimming pool be food wey u for get variety?
please use some of your money to help your home town.
Ayariga...."THE DISQUALIFIED ASPIRANT"...bye...bye...
AND SO WHAT? MATERIAL WORLD. ALL SHALL PASS
Ayariga, when you die carry your swimming pools along with you. The people living close to you in your so called mansion are poor and improvised. What have you done to help them. You are just bragging. We want to see positive development in your area like Nduom have opened several companies employing a lot of people all over the country. All that you know best is to COUGH loudly in the midst people making you a laughing stock.
Tell ur mansion and swimming pools to fill ur forms for u......Maybe EC is asking the properties he got
Ayariga we are not f o o ls ok? you are upset because the NDC will see no need to offer you cash again since you are out of the contest.If you think we dot know then stop right there because we know you are in charge of the impounded customs vehicles sales now and you know that goodie is also going. you are very petty.