All People's Congress (Ghana)
All People's Congress | |
|---|---|
 Logo of the All People's Congress | |
| Abbreviation | APC |
| Leader | Hassan Ayariga |
| Chairperson | Hassan Ayariga |
| General Secretary | Kweku Frimpong[1] |
| Vice Presidential Candidate | Emmanuel Bartels |
| Founder | Hassan Ayariga |
| Founded | 24 January 2016 |
| Split from | People's National Convention |
| Headquarters | Kwabenya, Accra |
| Colours | Green, White, Yellow |
| Slogan | All Inclusive Governance |
| Parliament | 0 / 275
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| Election symbol | |
| Broom | |
The All People's Congress is a Ghanian political party formed as a breakaway from the People's National Convention (PNC).
History
[edit]It was founded in 2016 by Hassan Ayariga[2] after leaving the People's National Convention, where he lost out to Edward Mahama as the presidential candidate for the December 2016 general election.[3][4] The party's focus for the election campaign was employment and economics.[5]
Disqualification
[edit]Two months before the 2016 Ghanaian general election, Charlotte Osei, chairman of the Electoral Commission of Ghana announced that 13 presidential candidates, including Hassan Ayariga, had been disqualified from standing as presidential candidates in the December elections due to problems with the nomination documents they filed with the commission.[6] These included failure to declare his hometown or constituency of residence on his forms as well as two of the subscribers on his forms having been named on another candidates forms which are in contravention of the electoral laws. The forms were also alleged to contain forged signatures and were to be referred to the Ghana Police Service for investigation.[1] The subscriber duplication involved someone who had also signed papers for his former party, the APC's nominee. Ayariga expressed his frustration at this development.[7]
Electoral performance
[edit]Parliamentary elections
[edit]| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2,527 | 0.02% | 0 / 275
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7th | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2020 | 1,214 | 0.01% | 0 / 275
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|
 11th
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Extra-parliamentary |
Presidential elections
[edit]| Election | Candidate | Number of votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Hassan Ayariga | 7,138 | 0.05% | 8th of 12[8] |
| 2016 | Hassan Ayariga | — | — | Disqualified[9] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "EC disqualification bogus; we'll sue them – Ayariga". Ghanaweb. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Ayariga forms new party, APC". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "EC clears Ayariga's new APC for 2016 polls". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Hassan Ayariga forms All People's Congress?". Graphic Online. Graphic Communications Group Ltd. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Ghana can be better – Hassan Ayariga". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Full list of disqualified presidential aspirants". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Ayariga describes EC's decision as 'Joke of the Century'". ghanaweb. GhanaWeb. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "EC revises disparities in presidential election results". www.ghanaweb.com. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ Frimpong, Enoch Darfah (10 October 2016). "Mahama, Nduom, Ayariga, Boateng, Apaloo, others disqualified by EC". Graphic Online. Accra: Graphic Communications Group Ltd. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
