On Thursday, President Bola Tinubu met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa for bilateral talks following his inauguration.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu receives South African President
@CyrilRamaphosa for Diplomatic, Economic, and Bilateral talks after a successful Presidential Inauguration Ceremony,” presidential aide Olusegun Dada said in a post on his X handle on Thursday.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu receives South Africa President @CyrilRamaphosa for Diplomatic, Economic and Bilateral talks after a successful Presidential Inauguration Ceremony pic.twitter.com/BYl3tZ7iUe
— Daddy D.O🇳🇬 (@DOlusegun) June 20, 2024
‘We Have Lots in Common’
The meeting was hosted by the Nigerian president in Johannesburg, South Africa.
In a statement after the meeting, Tinubu’s spokesman Ajuri Ngelale quoted his principal as saying, “I really enjoyed your speech at the ceremony. I was delighted listening to you. We have lots of issues in common, and we need to work more closely together. It was a good celebration”.
The South African president also thanked Tinubu for attending the inauguration.
“Thank you so much for coming for the inauguration. I was very happy to see my brother at the ceremony,” he said.
Ramaphosa was sworn in on Wednesday after a coalition agreement between the African National Congress (ANC) and other parties.
