Tinubu To Attend Mahama’s Inauguration Today In Ghana

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja 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.

This was announced in a statement on Sunday by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Information and Strategy.

The presidential spokesperson added that the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, and other senior government officials will accompany President Tinubu on the trip, which will also see the attendance of other African leaders.

“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja 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.

“Mahama, who served as the 12th president of Ghana between 2011 and 2017, was reelected in December 2024. He will succeed President Nana Akufo-Addo (2017-2025).

“President Tinubu’s trip to Accra is at the invitation of the president-elect, who visited the Nigerian leader earlier in December.

“Mahama and President Tinubu share a longstanding personal relationship, just as Nigeria and Ghana maintain a longstanding bilateral relationship.

“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,” the statement read.