Mahama Ayariga
Hon. Mahama Ayariga | |
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John Evans Atta Mills | |
Member of Parliament for Bawku | |
In office 7 January 2005 – 6 January 2009 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Hassan Ayariga (brother) | 12 May 1974
Education | University of Ghana Harvard Law School |
Profession | Lawyer |
Committees | Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Environment, Science and Technology Committee, Appointments Committee |
Mahama Ayariga (born 12 May 1974) is a lawyer and politician in
Early life and education
Mahama Ayariga was born on 12 May 1974 in
Ayariga's older brother
Career
Ayariga is a lawyer by profession.[7] He started his career as a teaching assistant in natural resources law and international law at the Faculty of Law, University of Ghana. He also co-founded and was the executive director of the Legal Resources Centre, an organization to promote human rights, community development and social justice.[8]
Political career
Member of Parliament
Ayariga was the member of Ghana's parliament for the
Minister of state
In 2009 when Prof
Elections
Ayariga was elected as the member of parliament for the Bawku constituency of the Upper East Region of Ghana in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections.[15][16] He won on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[15][16] His constituency was a part of the 9 parliamentary seats out of 13 seats won by the National Democratic Congress in that election for the Upper East Region.[17] The National Democratic Congress won a minority total of 94 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats.[18] He was elected with 18,518 votes out of 38,108 total valid votes cast.[15][16] This was equivalent to 48.6% of total valid votes cast.[16][15] He was elected over Amidu Mamudu Sisala of the Peoples’ National Convention, Hawa Yakubu of the New Patriotic Party, Yussif Taiban Kundima of the Convention People's Party, Sadat Amadu and Abubakar Jibreel Ustarz both independent candidates.[16][15] These obtained 333, 10,169, 353, 161 and 8,574 votes respectively of total votes cast.[15][16] These were equivalent to 0.9%, 26.7%, 0.9%, 0.4% and 22.5% respectively of total valid votes cast.[15][16]
In 2012, he was elected as the member of parliament for the same constituency. He won on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[19][20] He was elected with 24,071 votes out of 43,876 total valid votes cast.[21][20] This was equivalent to 54.86% of total valid votes cast. He was elected over Awuni Aguuda Joseph of the Peoples’ National Convention, Alhassan Haruna of the New Patriotic Party, Iddrisu Mubarak of the Progressive People's Party and Ibrahim Zaliya of the Convention People's Party.[19][20] These obtained 303, 19,082, 269 and 151 votes respectively of total votes cast.[19][20] These were equivalent to 0.69%, 43.49%, 0.61% and 0.34% respectively of total valid votes cast.[19][20]
Controversy
He accused
Personal life
Ayariga is married.[5] He is a Muslim.[5] His father, Frank Abdulai Ayariga, also served as member of parliament for the Bawku Constituency during the third republic administration of Hilla Limann.
See also
- Frank Abdulai Ayariga
- Hassan Ayariga
References
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- ^ "Mahama Ayariga, Biography". ghanaweb. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Minister Mahama Ayariga". Global Landscapes Forum Paris 5-6 Dec. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Ayariga, Mahama". 24 April 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ Naatogmah, Abdul Karim (19 April 2011). "PNC Presidential Aspirant Jabs Dr. Edward Mahama". CitiFM Online.
- ^ Ghana Parliamentary Register, 2004-2008. Ghana: The Office of Parliament. 2004. p. 203.
- ^ "Education Stakeholders Meeting Speaker Biographies". IDP Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ "Bawku Central MP Adamu Sakande convicted; jailed two years". InfoGhana. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Ayariga wins Bawku Central Constituency". TV3 Ghana. Archived from the original on 11 December 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ Dogbevi, Emmanuel (16 February 2011). "President Mills reshuffles Deputy Ministers". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "President Mills reshuffles Deputy Ministers, appoints new DCEs". Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. 16 February 2011.
- ^ "President Mahama appoints first batch of Ministers". Pravda Radio. 11 January 2013. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ Appointment, Committee. "Speaker announces Vetting Committee". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g Elections 2004; Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. p. 183.
- ^ a b c d e f g FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Bawku Central Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - President". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2012 Results - Bawku Central Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Elections 2012. Ghana: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2012. p. 200.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2012 Results - Bawku Central Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ Newsfilla. "THIS MAHAMA AYARIGA ADDRESSED THE MEDIA MAHAMA AYARIGA, MP FOR BAWKU CENTRAL". newsfilla.com. Newsfilla. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ Daily, Graphic. "How the Graphic Reported". newsfilla.com. Graphic Co-operation Ghana. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ FM, Adom. "Mahama Ayariga renders 'unrepentant apology' to Parliament". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Why Speaker released Mahama Ayariga to face trial". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Speaker turns down Ayariga's plea for rejection of EC's new identification requirements". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana, Current Affairs, Business News , Headlines, Ghana Sports, Entertainment, Politics, Articles, Opinions, Viral Content. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Speaker rejects Ayariga's motion on EC's Constitutional Instrument". MyJoyOnline. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.