PNC begs Hassan Ayariga to return

The National Chairman of the People's National Convention (PNC) has asked the founder of the newly formed party, All People's Congress (APC) Hassan Ayariga to return to the PNC.

After failing to lead the PNC in their Presidential polls, the 2012 presidential candidate Hassan Ayariga has formed a new political party to contest the 2016 elections as flagbearer but not on the ticket of the PNC.

According to him, he was not treated fairly adding that the party doesn’t deserve him.

Hassan Ayariga accused the party and the Electoral Commission of vote rigging.

He is scheduled to receive a provisional license for his newly formed political party.

The EC is expected to hand over the provisional license to Mr. Ayariga on Friday, January 29, 2016.

Ayariga after losing the primaries described his former party as illegal saying, "I am not going to endorse an illegal party anymore. I have tried to build this party. I have tried to build this party from illegality and make it more formidable and more united."

Dr. Edward Mahama was elected as the flagbearer to lead the PNC for the 2016 lections.

He beat his close contender Hassan Ayariga who was the the party's presidential candidate for the 2012 election.

But national chairman, Bernard Mornah in an interview with Joy FM said, "I do hope he’ll find time to respond to my calls so we can talk. I see PNC in him so for anything at all it runs in his blood. I have insisted that it is time for him to realise that when Dr Edward Mahama lost to him, he didn’t break away; he stayed."

He added that "We are a family and we should sit and resolve whatever it is. As far as I’m concerned there is no political party that is being formed and if there is any idea or thought of forming a political party then it is ill-advised. And it is time for us to work together."

According to him, "In the history of our Fourth Republic breaking away from a mother or current political party has not helped any of the individuals that has broken away. It is important therefore to advice Hassan Ayariga that if there is any intention of forming a political party, please discontinue with that intention."