Dr. Edward Mahama has triumphed over Hassan Ayariga, the 2012 presidential candidate for the Peoples National Convention (PNC), to become the flagbearer of the party.<\/p>\n
PNC went to the polls on Saturday to elect executives to lead it ahead of the 2016 general elections.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”Z0Pe0B4YIyXgt7sh0jFeGAD7hGrLPC1P”]Dr. Mahama at the end of the polls had 492 votes whilst his biggest contender Hassan Ayariga polled 426.<\/p>\n
Hassan Ayariga prior to the election was accused of vote buying amidst the distribution of goodies and cash amounts<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n Dr. Mahama was the PNC flagbearer in the 1996 presidential election through to 2008 after which Hassan Ayariga took over in 2012.<\/p>\n In the 1996 preidential election,\u00a0Dr Mahama polled 3.0% of the votes cast.\u00a0In the year 2000, his votes reduced to 2.5% and in 2004 he polled 1.9% of the votes cast. He tried the presidency again in 2008.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the PNC\u2019s General Secretary, Bernard Mornah has also been elected as the party\u2019s Chairman.<\/p>\n Prior to the election, Bernard Mornah faced stiff opposition from some of the aspirants who had wanted him disqualified.<\/p>\n