EXCLUSIVE: John Mahama receives Oborevwori, Mutfwang, others in Ghana, reveals Nigerian root [VIDEO]

Ghana’s President-elect, John Mahama has disclosed his step mother is from Offa in Kwara State, Nigeria.

TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports President-elect Mahama made the disclosure on Monday when he received a team of Nigerian Governors in Ghana.

The Nigerian Governors, who include the Governors of Delta, Zamfara, Adamawa, Plateau and Taraba States are in Ghana at the invitation of Mahama for his inauguration as President.

Receiving the Governors, the Ghanaian President-elect thanked them for the show of support.

“My victory was celebrated not only in Ghana but all over the continent. You have done me honour by coming to my inauguration and I am very appreciative of that.

“I always say Ghana and Nigeria are like twins from the same mother. So, we have to continue to work to bring ourselves as close as possible.

“Nigeria is like my second country because I have roots in Nigeria. My step mother is from Offa and I stayed with her for a certain period of time in Kwara State.

“So, I feel at home and have many friends in Nigeria. So, we are going to work together to see how we can bring the relationship even closer together.

“We will not only fight over jollof and football. We will also fight to improve trade between our two countries.

“Luckily, I have a very good relationship with President Tinubu because I have known him since before I became Vice President. So, it is only natural that we can work together to make things work.

“President Jonathan; he was very close to me because we were Vice Presidents together and our trajectory followed the same course.

“His president died, he became president and my president died, I became president. He lost the election, I lost the election. And then, he abstained from politics but I continued,” Mahama said.

Earlier, speaking on behalf of the visiting Governors, Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State said they were in the country to rejoice with Mahama.

“We are here to say congratulations and to rejoice with you. That is why we are here,” Governor Mutfwang said.

In the delegation are Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State and Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State.

TNG reports Mahama would be sworn in as Ghana’s president on Tuesday at Black Star Square.