by Nurat Uthman
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting Cyril Ramaphosa, the South African president, for “diplomatic, economic and bilateral talks”.
Olusegun Dada, presidential aide, disclosed this in a post on X on Thursday.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu receives South Africa President @CyrilRamaphosa for Diplomatic, Economic and Bilateral talks after a successful Presidential Inauguration Ceremony,” Dada said in the post.
Tinubu travelled to South Africa for Ramaphosa’s inauguration.
Ramaphosa was re-elected as the country’s president following a historic coalition deal between the governing African National Congress (ANC) and opposition parties.
The new government comprises Ramaphosa’s ANC, the Democratic Alliance (DA), which is the main opposition, and other smaller parties.
The ANC lost its controlling majority in last month’s election after ruling for 30 years since the end of apartheid.
On Wednesday, a viral video of Ramaphosa purportedly ignoring Tinubu at the inauguration caused a stir on social media.
The presidency said the video was taken out of context.
Tinubu and Ramaphosa last met in New York at the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September 2023.
At the time, the Nigerian leader had sought for a deepening of economic ties between both countries.
