Nigerian President Bola Tinubu will travel to Ghana to witness the inauguration of President-elect John Dramani Mahama.
President Bola Tinubu will depart Lagos on Monday for Accra, Ghana , to attend the inauguration of President-elect John Dramani Mahama . The inauguration is scheduled to take place on January 7 in Accra, the capital of the Republic of Ghana . Tinubu was invited to the event by the incoming President, Mahama. Recall that Mahama, who previously served as the 12th President of Ghana between 2011 and 2017, regained power through an election in December 2024.
He is to succeed President Nana Akuffo-Addo (2017-2025). Mahama shortly after his election, visited Tinubu in December. A statement by Tinubu's media aide Bayo Onanuga noted that Mahama and Tinubu have a longstanding personal relationship, similar to the one Nigeria and Ghana share through their bilateral relationship. The statement also noted that Tinubu, as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, will join other African leaders at the ceremony. 'Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mrs Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu and other senior government officials will accompany President Tinubu on the trip,' the statement added
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