{"id":464383,"date":"2018-02-14T20:12:24","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T20:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/14\/buhari-to-grace-ghanas-61st-independence-day-celebrations\/"},"modified":"2018-02-14T20:12:24","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T20:12:24","slug":"buhari-to-grace-ghanas-61st-independence-day-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/14\/buhari-to-grace-ghanas-61st-independence-day-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Buhari to grace Ghana\u2019s 61st Independence Day celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Wednesday, 14 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>citifmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-14<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/41048819.295.jpg\" alt=\"Buhari And Nana\" title=\"Buhari And Nana\" width=\"295\" height=\"354\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>President Akufo-Addo with Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1518639144_632_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has accepted an invitation from President Nana Akufo-Addo to be a special guest at Ghana\u2019s 61st Independence Day celebrations on Tuesday, March 6, 2018<\/p>\n<p>Muhammadu Buhari disclosed this when Ghana\u2019s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Rashid Bawa, presented his letter of credence to the Nigerian leader in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will be in Ghana for your independence day celebration on March 6th, Ghana and Nigeria have come a long way and my presence there will cement the relationship between the two countries,\u201d Mr. Buhari said.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being appointed in 2017, Rashid Bawa has had to wait until February 2018 to present his letters of credence, following the extended medical leave of President Buhari during that period.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Bawa thanked President Buhari and pledged to deepen the strong bonds between Ghana and Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGhana and Nigeria have come a long way, we both share a lot in common, anywhere you hear Nigeria you will hear Ghana,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Rashid 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