Presidential Aide Reveals Why President Tinubu Was On The Second Row At SA President’s Inauguration
The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, O’tega Ogra, has revealed why President Bola Tinubu was at the second row at the inauguration of the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. The explanation from Ogra came after a video surfaced online claiming that President Bola Tinubu was snubbed by President Cyril Ramaphosa at his inauguration.
In the trending video, President Ramaphosa was seen greeting other dignitaries, but when he got to where Tinubu was standing, he did not greet the Nigerian President. Some people took to social media to claim that President Tinubu was snubbed by Ramaphosa.
While reacting to the video which was shared online by Aisha Yesufu, Ogra said that the first row at the inauguration was reserved for kings and royalty in South Africa, and that President Ramaphosa was not expected to start greeting people at the time of the trending video. He said that Ramaphosa was called to the podium by the inauguration compere.
He added that after the national anthem, the South African President went ahead to greet the visiting presidents who were standing on the second row.
He said, “For the record, that first row at today’s inauguration for South African kings/royalty.
“Immediately after President Ramaphosa finished the anthem, he went ahead to greet the visiting presidents who were all seated in the second row.”
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The South African President wasn’t expected to start greeting dignitaries at the time of the video you shared, and he was respectfully called by the inauguration compere….See More
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