OGUN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – A video from the South African Presidential inauguration ceremony has emerged online, showing President Cyril Ramaphosa apparently ignoring President Bola Ahmed Tinubu while greeting presidents from other countries.
The inauguration ceremony took place at the Nelson Mandela Amphitheatre outside the Union Building in Pretoria.
Leaders from Nigeria, Angola, Zimbabwe, Congo-Brazzaville, and Eswatini attended the inauguration ceremony to honor Cyril Ramaphosa.
President Tinubu had left Lagos yesterday, after the Sallah break, to congratulate and honor the South African president on his second term inauguration.
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However, in a short video excerpt from the event that has gone viral, it appears that the Nigerian president was overlooked as the South African President acknowledged the presence of other African leaders with a hug, seemingly snubbing President Tinubu.
The video has sparked a range of reactions from netizens since it went viral on X.
@Misspears says “Ashiwaju looking lost as Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa ignores him while thanking others for gracing his inauguration!”
@vian 337 tweeted “Ehhh did he just walked past the man who snatched and vamose with our mandate?? Why na”
Oyin_dml1952 says “This is a doctored video. The obedient people will cry tears 😭. Asiwaju on your mandate shall stagger sorry stand”
@CAmochiwa says “APC don finish Nigeria”