[1][2] Ayariga spent his childhood in Accra and Bawku, moving to Nigeria with his parents after the overthrow of the Limann administration.
[3][4] This is not Ayariga's only dubious American educational credential as he is also the recipient of an honorary degree from Reagan National University, an institution likewise widely reported as a fraud.
[5] In addition, the very accreditor of Reagan National University, the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, itself became unrecognized in the United States because of its lax standards.
[9] Due to reported errors with paperwork, Ayariga was disqualified from appearing on the ballot in the 2016 Ghanaian general election.
[10] In response, Ayariga launched claims of electoral misconduct not unlike those he had earlier leveled at the People's National Convention.