In order to witness John Dramani Mahama's inauguration as Ghana's president, a 65-year-old man has made plans to walk the more than 250 kilometers from Kumasi to Accra on January 7, 2025.

Alhaji Ayaana, a philanthropist and businessman from Tamale, plans to drive to Kumasi and then walk the full 250 kilometers from Kumasi to Accra.

He has scheduled that trip to take place over three days, beginning on January 5 and concluding on January 7, the day of the swearing-in event.

The 65-year-old informed reporters that the action is his way of acknowledging President-elect John Dramani Mahama for winning the 2024 presidential election.

Such a symbolic excursion is not the first time that Alhaji Yakubu has taken it.

He is said to have taken a walk in 1997 to mark the swearing-in of former President Jerry John Rawlings for a second term. In order to encourage national unity and health, he also planned a 16-kilometer peace and health walk in Tamale on Independence Day in 1999.

Following a 19-kilometer wellness walk from Tamale's Yakubu Tali International Airport to Jubilee Park, the businessman revealed his most recent project on Saturday, December 21.

To commemorate Ghana's peaceful 2024 elections, the Tamale walk was planned.

Ghanaians were also thanked for their tremendous support of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2024 elections during the walk.


As a major concern for Muslims in Ghana, Alhaji Yakubu said he hoped the president-elect will keep his campaign pledges, especially the one to lower the cost of the Hajj.

Some pilgrims who used my agency this year paid up to GH¢75,000 for the same Hajj, while others paid roughly GH¢40,000. As promised, the Hajj fare would be lowered, which will make it easier for Muslims who want to make the journey," he stated.

Decentralizing visa issuance and biometric verification procedures to the regional level should be President Mahama's top priority, he added. This will facilitate the journey to Accra for these procedures for pilgrims from the northern areas, who frequently encounter difficulties.

Traditional healer Baako Alhassan, who participated in the walk, emphasized the value of physical activity.

He called Alhaji Yakubu's action a demonstration of tenacity and patriotism and exhorted others to follow in his footsteps in promoting national unity and health.