Ghana’s President-elect John Mahama has said his country and Nigeria will not only fight over jollof rice and football but also fight to improve trade between both nations.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports President-elect Mahama said this when he received some Nigerian Governors on Monday ahead of his inauguration as President on Tuesday.
“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,” Mahama said.
Speaking further, he highlighted his closeness with former President Goodluck Jonathan and how their trajectory followed the same course.
“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.
The Ghanaian President-elect also spoke on his Nigerian root, revealing that his stepmother is from Offa in Kwara State and that he lived with here over a period of time in the State.
“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,” he said.
TNG reports Mahama served as Ghana’s President from 2012 to 2017, assuming office as president on 24 July 2012, following the death of his predecessor, John Atta Mills.
He had served as Vice President from 2009 to 2012, Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2009, and held deputy and ministerial roles between 1998 and 2001.
Mahama would be sworn in as Ghana’s president for second full term on Tuesday at Black Star Square.