President Tinubu is set to storm Ghana for Mahama’s Inauguration on 7th January.
NewsOnline Nigeria reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Lagos on Monday, January 6, for Accra, the capital of the Republic of Ghana, to attend the inauguration of President-elect John Dramani Mahama on January 7, 2025.
Mahama, who served as the 12th president of Ghana between 2012 and January 2017, was reelected in December 2024 and will succeed President Nana Akufo-Addo, who served from 2017 to 2025.
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The disclosure was contained in a statement released on Sunday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.
President Tinubu’s trip to Accra is at the invitation of the president-elect, who had visited the Nigerian leader earlier in December.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Lagos on Monday, January 6, for Accra, the capital of the Republic of Ghana, to attend the inauguration of President-elect John Dramani Mahama on January 7,” the statement read in part.
It added, “President Tinubu’s trip to Accra is at the invitation of the president-elect, who had visited the Nigerian leader earlier in December.”
The statement emphasized that the two African leaders share a longstanding personal relationship, and their countries also maintain strong bilateral ties.
As Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Tinubu 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.
NewsOnline Nigeria reports that President Tinubu’s attendance at the inauguration of President-elect John Mahama underscores the enduring strength of the bilateral relationship between Nigeria and Ghana, both on personal and diplomatic fronts.
