Presidential Inauguration: Patoranking Turns Up For Mahama's Ceremony, Recounts His Experience

Presidential Inauguration: Patoranking Turns Up For Mahama's Ceremony, Recounts His Experience

  • Scores of celebrities, including Patoranking, attended John Dramani Mahama's inauguration in Accra
  • Videos of the Nigerian superstar at the ceremony in his high-flying outfit have surfaced on social media
  • Fans thronged the comments section to share their admiration for the Abobi hitmaker
  • YEN.com.gh spoke to the musician who shared his experience after attending the high-level ceremony as part of his new role as a UNDP ambassador

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Nigerian musician and songwriter Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie, aka Patoranking, was spotted at John Dramani Mahama's inauguration as Ghana's sixth president under the Fourth Republic.

Patoranking, Ghana, Mahama, Shafik Mahama, Farida Mahama, patoranking's sister
Patoranking is happy to connect with Mahahama's son after the presidential inauguration. Photo source: Patorankingfire, ManuelPhotography
Source: Instagram

Patoranking has a unique history with Ghana, having cut his teeth as an Afrobeats and dancehall sensation in Accra.

His appearance at the ceremony was refreshing for many of his fans, considering the recent loss of his sister and brother-in-law in a fatal gas explosion.

Sharing his experience with YEN.com.gh, the award-winning singer said,

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"As it’s no news, Ghana is my second home. I was here barely a week ago for Christmas and had to be back again for this special day in the history of Ghana. I’m familiar with the Ghanaian space because this is where it all began for me as a musician, when I first came into the country in 2007 at the age of 17. It’s amazing to see the growth and beautiful transformation the country has seen over the years. This inauguration is my first experience of such a ceremony on this soil and all I’ll say is I’m happy to be present for such a great day. Having seen so many great Heads of States, the reception from the beautiful people of Ghana and how peaceful the transition of power has been."

Patoranking hails Ghana

Ghana's presidential inauguration was a ceremony of the best political suits as much as it was a showcase of traditional and cultural outfits.

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Nigerian Afrobeats star Patoranking attended the event, draped in a brown Kaftan. The Abobi hitmaker was later seen with the president's son, Shahid Mahama.

The president's inauguration comes after his resounding victory in the 2024 elections. As the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama won the 2024 election with 6,328,397 votes cast, representing 56.55% of the valid votes cast.

After the event, Patoranking hailed Ghana's democratic and government transfer process following the 2024 elections.

"Ghana makes democracy look so much beautiful. As a creative and the new UNDP Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Africa representing Youth Innovations, Enterprise and the SDGs; I look forward to seeing more strong partnerships from the new government among all African countries to strengthen our growth as a continent. Let’s continue to burn borders and build bridges for a great Pan African movement. I wish His Excellency President Mahama and his entire administration a good tenure in office."

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Patoranking stirs reactions with Mahama inauguration appearance

YEN.com.gh gathered a few comments from fans in reaction to Patoranking's appearance at Mahama's inauguration.

napysure said:

"Ghana and Nigeria love is from above but banter is online 😂😂😂. Two of the same people that refuse to agree 😂😂😂😍."

hereisnanaagyeman wrote:

"Pato our man, he comes to Ghana like is nothing lol."

apprite_tech noted:

"Chai Omo that tragedy last year makes me so sad for him, hope he’s good sha."

esthernaana7 remarked:

"Ghana will be great again 🙌."

Viral mum invited to Mahama's inauguration

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that viral Ghanaian TikTok sensation and supporter of the National Democratic Congress had been spotted at John Dramani Mahama's inauguration.

The content creator, popularly known as Mighty Maame, shared a video of her special invitation to the event.

She deemed the invitation a great honour after months of tirelessly campaigning for the newly sworn-in president who won last year's presidential election.

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Peter Ansah (Entertainment Editor) Ansah Peter is an entertainment editor who joined YEN.com.gh in September 2023. He studied Development Planning at KNUST, graduating in 2018. His professional career in entertainment journalism dates eight years back as a showbiz and arts blogger for the now-defunct motionhypegh.net, continuing to Muse Media Networks, acting as the editorial manager for the network's flagship multimedia platforms. He has also managed several PR roles with top clients, including Morgan Heritage. In 2024, Peter completed Google News Initiative courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation