Founder and leader of the All People's Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, has expressed confidence in his chances of becoming Ghana's next president if his party secures 30-35% of the votes in the 2024 general elections.
Speaking on Eyewitness News on Citi FM with Nana Tuffour Boateng on Friday, September 6, Ayariga asserted that if his party makes it to a second round, it would be impossible for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) or the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to win without his support.
He explained that due to the deep-rooted rivalry between the NPP and the NDC, neither party would support the other in a runoff, giving a third party, like the APC, the advantage. "If I have 30-35%, we are going to a second round with either the NDC or the NPP, I am definitely going to be the next president," he stated.
He continued: "There will never be a day in this country where NPP is in the second round and NDC will go and endorse them.
Likewise, the vice versa.
So, any party who gets to be in the second round with either of them, that party is going to be the president, it is automatic. "I am with the NDC and it goes into the second round, NPP will not go and endorse NDC, they won't do that.
They will come and endorse me.
If I am with NPP going into the second round, NDC will never endorse NPP. "They will make sure that I win.
So, all we need to go is to penetrate and get a portion that will make us either first or second in the race and then we will become the government of the day," he stated.