By Abiola Olawale
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to leave Abuja on Monday for Accra, the capital of Ghana, where he will participate in the inauguration ceremony of John Mahama, who has been elected as the new president.
The inauguration event is scheduled for January 7, 2025.
This was contained in a press statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
The statement reads in part: “President Tinubu’s trip to Accra is at the invitation of the president-elect, who had visited the Nigerian leader earlier in December.
“Mahama and President Tinubu have a longstanding personal relationship, just like Nigeria and Ghana maintain a longstanding bilateral relationship.
“President Tinubu, as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, will join other African leaders at the ceremony.”
According to the schedule, Mrs Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and other senior government officials will accompany President Tinubu on the trip.
The New Diplomat reports this is coming after the conclusion of the 2024 presidential election in Ghana which was held on December 7, 2024.
John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was declared the winner, securing 56.55% of the total valid votes, defeating his closest rival, Mahamudu Bawumia of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who received 41.61%.
Mahama’s victory marks a significant political comeback as he had previously served as president from 2012 to 2017.
He will succeed President Nana Akuffo-Addo( 2017-2025).
