{"id":173930,"date":"2015-12-12T14:37:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-12T14:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=173930"},"modified":"2015-12-12T16:02:24","modified_gmt":"2015-12-12T16:02:24","slug":"pnc-congress-hassan-ayariga-shares-freebies-to-delegates-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=173930","title":{"rendered":"PNC Congress: Hassan Ayariga shares freebies to delegates [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A presidential aspirant of the Peoples National Convention (PNC), Hassan Ayariga, has been accused of engaging in vote buying at the party&#8217;s national delegates congress underway in the capital of the Upper West Region, Wa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hassan-ayariga-at-pnc-congress-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-173937 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hassan-ayariga-at-pnc-congress-3.jpg\" alt=\"hassan ayariga at pnc congress (3)\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hassan-ayariga-at-pnc-congress-3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hassan-ayariga-at-pnc-congress-3-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr. Ayariga who failed in his first attempt to win the presidential elections in 2012 on the ticket of the PNC, is alleged have shared freebies to delegates in a bid to convince them to re-elect him for the 2016 general election.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hassan-ayariga-at-pnc-congress-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-173936 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hassan-ayariga-at-pnc-congress-2.jpg\" alt=\"hassan ayariga at pnc congress (2)\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hassan-ayariga-at-pnc-congress-2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hassan-ayariga-at-pnc-congress-2-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to his accusers, he\u00a0distributed mobile phones, motorcycles, cash among others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Delegates of the PNC have converged in Wa to elect executives to lead the party.\u00a0A total of 1,536 delegates are expected to take part in the process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile\u00a0some delegates have started leaving the congress grounds due to a late start. \u00a0Most of them were seen loitering in the Wa Township in search of food.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hassan-ayariga-at-pnc-congress-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-173938 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hassan-ayariga-at-pnc-congress-4.jpg\" alt=\"hassan ayariga at pnc congress (4)\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hassan-ayariga-at-pnc-congress-4.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/hassan-ayariga-at-pnc-congress-4-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It&#8217;s unclear exactly when the congress will start since the party&#8217;s National Executive Council (NEC) is holding\u00a0a crunch meeting before the commencement of the programme.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Personnel from the Ghana Police service and officials of the Electoral Commission are set for the congress.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: Latiff Mahama\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A presidential aspirant of the Peoples National Convention (PNC), Hassan Ayariga, has been accused of engaging in vote buying at the party&#8217;s national delegates congress underway in the capital of the Upper West Region, Wa. 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