By Uji Akimugu
President Bola Tinubul departed Abuja on Monday for Accra, Ghana, to attend the inauguration of John Mahama, Ghana’s president-elect, on Jan. 7.
Bayo Onanuga, Mr Tinubu’s spokesman, said in a statement.
Mr Mahama, who served as the 12th president of Ghana from 2011 to 2017, was reelected in December 2024.
He succeeded President Nana Akuffo-Addo (2017-2025).
“President Tinubu’s trip to Accra was 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 long-standing bilateral relationship.
“President Tinubu, as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, will join other African leaders at the ceremony.”
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs,Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, and other senior government officials accompanied President Tinubu on the trip.
(NAN)