Mahama Ayariga
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Hon Mahama Ayariga |
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| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Bawku Central |
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Assumed office Jan 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Adamu Daramani |
| Majority | 4,989 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
24 May 1974 Bawku, Ghana |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Relations |
Frank Abdulai Ayariga Hassan Ayariga |
| Alma mater |
University of Ghana Harvard Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Islam |
Mahama Ayariga (born 24 May 1974) is a lawyer and politician in Ghana. He belongs to the National Democratic Congress. He was the Minister of Information and Media Relations and currently the Minister of Youth and Sports under the John Dramani Mahama administration.
Ayariga was born in Bawku in the Upper East Region of Ghana. He was educated in Ghana and Nigeria and the United States of America. He attended the Barewa College in Zaria in Kaduna State, Nigeria. He holds a Master of Law (LLM) degree from the Harvard Law School in the United States of America and a Bachelor of Law (LLB) Degree from University of Ghana, Legon.
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.
Ayariga's older brother Ayariga Hassan was the presidential candidate of the People's National Convention (Ghana) for the 2012 General Elections in Ghana.,
Ayariga was the member of Ghana's parliament for the Bawku Central constituency from 2005 but lost his seat in the 2008 Elections to Adamu Dramani Sakande of the NPP. The seat became vacant when Adamu was convicted and jailed by a court for having stood for the election while being the citizen of another country which is against the Ghana constitution. Ayariga recaptured the seat in the 2012 General Elections.
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