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==Family== |
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Ayariga's family hails from Tinsungo in Bawku in [[Upper West Region]] of Ghana. He was also a member of the Kusasi Royal Family. He was married to Anatu Ayariga. He had eleven children.He |
Ayariga's family hails from Tinsungo in Bawku in [[Upper West Region]] of Ghana. He was also a member of the Kusasi Royal Family. He was married to Anatu Ayariga. He had eleven children.He has five grandchildren in Amsterdam. Jacqueline Mary Duah, Antoinette Adwoa Serwaah Ousseni, Michelle Ousseni,Bradley Ousseni and Richelle Ousseni <ref name="Daily Graphic Online">{{cite web|title=Hassan Abdulai Ayariga|url=http://graphic.com.gh/Election-Results-Collation-Center/hassan-abdulai-ayariga.html|work=Election Results|publisher=Daily Graphic Online|accessdate=23 January 2013}}</ref> |
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His third child, [[Ayariga Hassan|Hassan Ayariga]] was the Presidential candidate for the [[People's National Convention (Ghana)|People's National Convention]] in the Ghanaian presidential election in [[Ghanaian general election, 2012|December 2012]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Presidential candidates|url=http://www.ec.gov.gh/page.php?page=503§ion=49&typ=1|publisher=[[Electoral Commission of Ghana]]|accessdate=23 January 2013}}</ref> [[Mahama Ayariga]], a younger son of his is the MP for Bawku and a former Deputy Minister for Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry and later Education.<ref>{{cite web|title=President Mills reshuffles Deputy Ministers, appoints new DCEs|url=http://www.gbcghana.com/index.php?id=1.293485|work=News|publisher=[[Ghana Broadcasting Corporation]]|accessdate=23 January 2013}}</ref> |
His third child, [[Ayariga Hassan|Hassan Ayariga]] was the Presidential candidate for the [[People's National Convention (Ghana)|People's National Convention]] in the Ghanaian presidential election in [[Ghanaian general election, 2012|December 2012]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Presidential candidates|url=http://www.ec.gov.gh/page.php?page=503§ion=49&typ=1|publisher=[[Electoral Commission of Ghana]]|accessdate=23 January 2013}}</ref> [[Mahama Ayariga]], a younger son of his is the MP for Bawku and a former Deputy Minister for Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry and later Education.<ref>{{cite web|title=President Mills reshuffles Deputy Ministers, appoints new DCEs|url=http://www.gbcghana.com/index.php?id=1.293485|work=News|publisher=[[Ghana Broadcasting Corporation]]|accessdate=23 January 2013}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 22:25, 4 February 2013
Hon Frank Asumah Abdulai Ayariga | |
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| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Bawku | |
| In office Sep 1979 – Dec 1981 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | People's National Party |
| Spouse | Anatu Ayariga |
| Relations | Hassan Ayariga Mahama Ayariga, Gifty Ewurabena Saratu Asumah |
| Children | 11 |
| Profession | Politician |
Frank Asumah Abdulai Ayariga was the first Member of Parliament for Bawku during the Third Republic of Ghana.
Politics
Ayariga was a member of the People's National Party which was also formed the government in power between 1979 and 1981. Following the overthrow of Hilla Limann's government by the Jerry Rawlings-led Provisional National Defence Council on 31 December 1981, Ayariga left for exile in Nigeria. He stayed there for six years, only returning to Ghana in 1987 after he had been cleared of corruption[1] [2]
Family
Ayariga's family hails from Tinsungo in Bawku in Upper West Region of Ghana. He was also a member of the Kusasi Royal Family. He was married to Anatu Ayariga. He had eleven children.He has five grandchildren in Amsterdam. Jacqueline Mary Duah, Antoinette Adwoa Serwaah Ousseni, Michelle Ousseni,Bradley Ousseni and Richelle Ousseni [1]
His third child, Hassan Ayariga was the Presidential candidate for the People's National Convention in the Ghanaian presidential election in December 2012.[3] Mahama Ayariga, a younger son of his is the MP for Bawku and a former Deputy Minister for Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry and later Education.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Hassan Abdulai Ayariga". Election Results. Daily Graphic Online. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Hassan Ayariga's Bio". Hassan Ayariga. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Presidential candidates". Electoral Commission of Ghana. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "President Mills reshuffles Deputy Ministers, appoints new DCEs". News. Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 23 January 2013.