{"id":145072,"date":"2025-01-05T21:41:43","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T20:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tinubu-to-attend-inauguration-of-ghana-president-elect-john-mahama"},"modified":"2025-01-05T22:45:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T21:45:41","slug":"tinubu-to-attend-inauguration-of-ghana-president-elect-john-mahama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/tinubu-to-attend-inauguration-of-ghana-president-elect-john-mahama","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu to attend inauguration of Ghana President-elect John Mahama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>President Bola Tinubu will depart Lagos on Monday for Accra, Ghana, to attend the inauguration of President-elect John Dramani Mahama.<\/p>\n<p>The inauguration is billed to hold on January 7 in Accra, the capital of the Republic of Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu was invited to the event by the incoming President, Mahama.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that Mahama, who had previously served as the 12th President of Ghana between 2011 and 2017, found his way back to power through an election in December 2024.<\/p>\n<p>He is to succeed President Nana Akuffo-Addo (2017-2025).<\/p>\n<p>Mahama shortly after his election, had visited Tinubu in December.<\/p>\n<p>A statement by Tinubu\u2019s media aide Bayo Onanuga noted that Mahama and Tinubu have a longstanding personal relationship, akin to what Nigeria and Ghana shares through their bilateral relationship.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMinister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mrs Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu and other senior government officials will accompany President Tinubu on the trip,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu will depart Lagos on Monday for Accra, Ghana, to attend the inauguration of President-elect John Dramani Mahama. The inauguration is billed to hold on January 7 in Accra, the capital of the Republic of Ghana. Tinubu was invited to the event by the incoming President, Mahama. 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