Video: Tinubu Snubbed in South Africa

 In a video making the rounds on the internet, Nigeria's president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, while attending the inaugural ceremony of South Africa's president, Cyril Ramaphosa, had been pointedly ignored by the latter. In the video, President Ramaphosa had moved around the inaugural room shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries with dignitaries on the front row of the room. Nigeria's president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, had been standing on the second row next to Samia Hassan, president of Tanzania, and other leaders. President Tinubu who had not been personally greeted by President Ramaphosa, had been left waving his hands.

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The video of South Africa's President alleged snubbery of Nigeria's president was first posted online by human rights activist and entrepreneur, Aisha Yesufu. Responding to the video, senior special assistant to Tinubu on digital communications, strategy and new media, O’tega Ogra, claimed that the first row at the inauguration had been reserved for South royalty. The special adviser further stated that President Ramaphosa's greetings had been done prematurely as it wasn't the arranged moment for welcoming dignitaries. O'tega Ogra sternly admonished Mrs Yesufu to desist from her “consistent display of crass ignorance” and “hatred” for Nigeria.

Watch the video of president Tinubu's alleged snubbery by the South African  president: