Tinubu to grace inauguration of John Mahama, President elect of Ghana

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to grace the inauguration of President-elect John Dramani Mahama of Ghana on Tuesday 7 January 2025.
Tinubu according to his itinerary will depart Abuja on Monday, January 6, for Accra, the capital of the Republic of Ghana.
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mrs Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu and other senior government officials will accompany President Tinubu on the trip.
President Tinubu’s trip to Accra is at the instance of the president-elect, who had visited the Nigerian leader earlier in December.
Mahama, who served as the 12th president of Ghana between 2011 and 2017, was reelected in December 2024. He will succeed President Nana Akuffo-Addo( 2017-2025).
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.