{"id":247598,"date":"2016-09-12T14:05:13","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T14:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=247598"},"modified":"2016-09-12T14:05:13","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T14:05:13","slug":"mahama-celebrates-eid-ul-adha-with-muslims-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/09\/mahama-celebrates-eid-ul-adha-with-muslims-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahama celebrates Eid ul-Adha with Muslims [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President John Dramani Mahama on Monday joined thousands of Muslims at the Independence Square in Accra to mark this year\u2019s Eid ul-Adha.<\/p>\n<p>The president was accompanied by the Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Alfred Oko Vanderpuije.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-247588 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mahama-at-eid-celebration-at-independence-square-12.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-eid-celebration-at-independence-square-12\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The ceremony commemorates Prophet Ibraham\u2019s willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God\u2019s command and also marks the end of Hajj, which is the sacred pilgrimage to Mecca.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-247592 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mahama-at-eid-celebration-at-independence-square-16.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-eid-celebration-at-independence-square-16\" width=\"640\" height=\"461\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-247597 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mahama-at-eid-celebration-at-independence-square-21.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-eid-celebration-at-independence-square-21\" width=\"640\" height=\"490\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-247595 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mahama-at-eid-celebration-at-independence-square-19.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-eid-celebration-at-independence-square-19\" width=\"640\" height=\"466\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>President John Mahama at the event expressed regret over the challenges associated with the organization of this year\u2019s Hajj.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-247591 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mahama-at-eid-celebration-at-independence-square-15.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-eid-celebration-at-independence-square-15\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-247587 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mahama-at-eid-celebration-at-independence-square-11.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-eid-celebration-at-independence-square-11\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-247589 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mahama-at-eid-celebration-at-independence-square-13.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-eid-celebration-at-independence-square-13\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-247579 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mahama-at-eid-celebration-at-independence-square-3.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-eid-celebration-at-independence-square-3\" width=\"640\" height=\"463\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the Eid-ul-Adha prayers; President Mahama announced measures government has put in place to prevent a recurrence of such challenges associated with Hajj.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-247578 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mahama-at-eid-celebration-at-independence-square-2.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-eid-celebration-at-independence-square-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-247577 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mahama-at-eid-celebration-at-independence-square-1.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-eid-celebration-at-independence-square-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"413\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-247580 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mahama-at-eid-celebration-at-independence-square-4.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-eid-celebration-at-independence-square-4\" width=\"640\" height=\"458\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-247581 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mahama-at-eid-celebration-at-independence-square-5.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-eid-celebration-at-independence-square-5\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-247599 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mahama-at-eid-celebration-at-independence-square-22.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-eid-celebration-at-independence-square-22\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: Presidency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President John Dramani Mahama on Monday joined thousands of Muslims at the Independence Square in Accra to mark this year\u2019s Eid ul-Adha. 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