Alhaji Hassan Ayariga, the Founder of the All People’s Congress (APC) and businessman, has detailed three things he described as cardinal principles to becoming rich in life.
Speaking to 1957 News in an interview shared on social media, Hassan Ayariga highlighted prayerful, hardworking, and sincere as the three things one needs to become rich.
Hassan Ayariga stated, “The way is three things: prayerful, hardworking, and being sincere and honest. If you follow these three cardinal principles, there’s no way you will be poor. You have to be prayerful; even the devil cannot stop you.
“If you’re not prayerful, the devil will interrupt; if you’re not hardworking, you’ll become lazy; and if you’re not sincere, people will do business with you and run away,” he stated.
“School is a gateway to knowledge, to understanding, to being in the world. You educate yourself not because it’s going to give you money, but because it’s going to open your mindset and let you understand the figures. Business, however, is the way.
“For business, you don’t have limited resources; you can make money unlimited. But school has some limitations. That is why we believe that empowerment must come with job creation,” he explained.
Meanwhile, the Chief Executive Officer of the McDan Group of Companies, Dr Daniel McKorley, popularly known as McDan, has cautioned Ghanaian youths against the growing trend of treating age 30 like a deadline for success.
McDan expressed worry over the pressure young people put on themselves, reminding them that age 30 is not a finish line; it should serve as a wake-up call to plan their lives with intention.
According to McDan, those in their 20s should stop obsessing over looking successful and instead use that decade to learn, experiment, fail, build skills, and lay the foundations that truly lead to success.
In a social media post, McDan wrote, “I’m very worried about a trend that is becoming very normal these days. I’m seeing too many people treat the age of 30 ike a deadline. It is something that has been bothering me for a while.
If you’re under 30, grab a chair and let’s have a conversation.
You see, 30 is not a deadline for anything. Please don’t overpressure yourself,
But if you don’t plan your life well, even at 60, you may still have nothing to your name. I know life is pretty difficult for a lot of people, and not everyone is privileged, but still, plan and live with intention,
In your 20s, focus less on looking successful and more on building the foundations of success. This is the time to learn, experiment, fail fast, and pick up skills that will pay off later.
Don’t waste your 20s trying to impress people who won’t matter in 5-20 years. Use the time to invest in yourself, your health, your knowledge, and your network.
Your 30s are not about starting over. They’re about refining, removing what doesn’t give you good value in life, and doubling down on what works.
If you feel behind in your 30s, remember: it’s not too late. Many famous people today built businesses and organisations, changed careers, and found their passion after 30. But none of them did it by sitting still
Money matters, but discipline matters more. If you can* manage 100 cedis, you won’t magically manage 100million. Financial literacy + intentional living = freedom in your later years.
So no, 30 is not a deadline. But it is a reminder. Life won’t just happen and turn into the future that you want. You have to plan, structure, build, and grow it”.
Watch the video below:
We had a brief but lively interaction with Hassan Ayariga after spotting him cruising the streets of Accra in his 6-wheel drive 2025 Jeep Apocalypse Hellfire 6×6.
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