Tinubu to attend South Africa’s Ramaphosa’s inauguration

• Published On: 17 June 2024 at 18:58

President Bola Tinubu will travel Lagos on Tuesday for Pretoria, South Africa, to attend President Cyril Ramaphosa's inauguration.

Ajuri Ngelale, the presidential spokesman, revealed the information in a statement on Monday.

Ngelale stated that Ramaphosa's inauguration comes after he was re-elected President for a second term.

He noted that Tinubu will return to Nigeria following the event.


According to Nigerianwatch, Ramaphosa was re-elected to a second term after his humbled ANC formed a historic coalition government.

After no clear winner emerged in the May 29 general election, Cape Town lawmakers unanimously agreed to re-elect Ramaphosa for another five years.

The election constituted a watershed moment in South African history, bringing an end to the late Nelson Mandela's African National Congress' three-decade reign.


The party that led the anti-apartheid campaign received only 40% of the vote and, for the first time, lost an absolute majority in parliament.

It did, however, reach an agreement to form what it calls a government of national unity.