The presidency has dismissed viral reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was snubbed by his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, during his second-term inauguration ceremony in Johannesburg on Wednesday, June 19...READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
This comes after the emergence of a viral video that shows the Ramaphosa greeting other world leaders at the event but ignored President Tinubu.
The video generated rife sections on social media also showed the president on the second row of dignitaries during the inauguration event.
Reacting to the rife social media, the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, released some pictures of Ramaphosa shaking hands with Tinubu during the event in South Africa.
It would be recalled that President Tinubu had, on Tuesday June 17, departed Nigeria for South Africa to attend the second-term inauguration of President Ramaphosa.
In a counter move, Onanuga took to the X platform where he shared photos of Ramaphosa and Tinubu at the event. He also emphasized in another post that all foreign dignitaries started sitting from the second row during the event, and the same thing happened during Tinubu’s inauguration in 2023.
He wrote: “Composite photos show President Cyril Ramaphosa and Chief Justice Raymond Zondo the inaugauration ceremony on 19 June 2024. Ramaphosa also meets Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”
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Composite photos show President Cyril Ramaphosa and Chief Justice Raymond Zondo the inaugauration ceremony on 19 June 2024. Ramaphosa also meets Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Photo credit: Taiwo Okanlawon pic.twitter.com/GzweKN9n6p
— Bayo Onanuga (@aonanuga1956) June 19, 2024
