Politics of Wednesday, 15 January 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comGhanaians must take me serious – Hassan Ayarigaplay videoLeader of the All People's Congress, Hassan AyarigaLeader of the All People's Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, has reiterated intentions of vying for presidency again in the upcoming 2020 general elections despite suggestions that he’s never attached any seriousness to his bid. “Yes, I am running for president this year on the ticket of the APC…Ghanaians should take me seriously,” he emphasized. The renowned politician who made a rather humorous name for himself at the IEA presidential debate prior to the 2012 general elections indicated that, the notion that Ghanaians do not take him serious does not hold any longer. After the debate, former President JJ Rawlings coined the name ‘Ayaricough’ to describe Mr Ayariga’s incessant cough at the debate which according to Ghanaians, caused nuisance and distraction. But in an attempt to explain what really went on, Hassan Ayariga said, his cough at the debate some eight years ago, was as a result of a genuine illness not merely for humour or any form of distraction.

Source: GhanaWeb January 15, 2020 15:22 UTC