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unconditionally render apology to the house. In 2019, there have been controversies about him facing a court trial as it is perceived he has done some wrong to be litigated in the High Court though there has been some resistance, the
Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Michael Oquaye on June 4, 2019, ruled that, the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, be released to stand trial at the High Court (Financial Court) to begin the necessary proceedings against him. In June 2020, the Speaker of Parliament rejected Mahama Ayariga's challenging the Electoral Commission's decision to make the Ghana card and passports the sole valid identification for registering to vote in the 2020 elections.
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Ayariga is a lawyer by profession. He started his career as a teaching assistant in natural resources law and international law at the
Faculty of Law, University of Ghana. He also co-founded and was the executive director of the Legal Resources Centre, an organization aimed at promoting human rights,
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of paying the minority caucus on the committee bribes for his approval. An AD-HOC committee set up by the speaker investigated and submitted its report to parliament on March 29, 2017. The report claims Mahama
Ayariga could not substantiate his accusation against Mr. Agyarko and therefore should
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won the elections, Ayariga became the
Presidential Spokesman before he was subsequently appointed Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry. He was subsequently appointed Deputy Minister of Education. Mahama Ayariga was nominated for appointment as Minister for Information by President
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Dramani Sakande of the NPP. The seat became vacant when Adamu was convicted and jailed by a court for having stood for the election while being the citizen of another country which is against the Ghana constitution. Ayariga recaptured the seat in the
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won a minority total of 94 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats. He was elected with 18,518 votes out of 38,108 total valid votes cast. This was equivalent to 48.6% of total valid votes cast. He was elected over Amidu Mamudu Sisala of the
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846:"Bawku Central MP Adamu Sakande convicted; jailed two years"
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1036:"Ghana Election 2004 Results - Bawku Central Constituency"
1157:. Ghana: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2012. p. 200.
808:. Ghana: The Office of Parliament. 2004. p. 203.
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820:"Education Stakeholders Meeting Speaker Biographies"
1267:"Why Speaker released Mahama Ayariga to face trial"
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389:(born 12 May 1974) is a lawyer and politician in
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765:"Ghana MPs - MP Details - Ayariga, Mahama"
688:Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana
481:community development and social justice.
417:Mahama Ayariga was born on 12 May 1974 in
206:16 February 2011 – 7 January 2013
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1088:"Ghana Election 2004 Results - President"
872:"Ayariga wins Bawku Central Constituency"
848:. InfoGhana. 27 July 2012. Archived from
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1534:Ghana Senior High School (Tamale) alumni
790:Naatogmah, Abdul Karim (19 April 2011).
267:7 January 2005 – 6 January 2009
1433:Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry
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