Sunyani (B/A), Feb. 5, GNA – The national delegates congress of the people National Convention (PNC) ended peacefully on Sunday morning with election of Mr. Hassan Ayariga as the party’s new presidential candidate.
Mr. Ayariga, a 40 year-old entrepreneur, obtained 483 votes to beat Dr. Edward Nasigre Mahama, the 2008 presidential candidate of the party, who secured 426 votes.
Dr. Mahama, a gynecologist/obstetrician had been the flagbearer of the PNC since 1992.
Voting started exactly 2245 hours at the Sunyani Polytechnic auditorium on Saturday and ended around 0300 hours on Sunday. The election was conducted and » Read More