President Tinubu Departs Lagos To Pretoria To Attend President Rama­phosa’s Inauguration

President Bola Tinubu will today depart Lagos for Pretoria, South Africa, to attend the inauguration of President Cyril Rama­phosa.

The presidential spokes­man, Ajuri Ngelale, made the disclosure in a state­ment on Monday.

Ngelale said the inau­guration of Ramaphosa follows his re-election as president for a second term.

He added that Tinubu will return to Nigeria after the ceremony.

Ramaphosa was re-elect­ed for a second term after his humbled ANC cobbled together an unprecedented coalition government.

Lawmakers in Cape Town voted overwhelm­ingly to put Ramaphosa back in office for another five years after the May 29 general election produced no outright winner.

The election marked a historic turning point for South Africa, ending three decades of dominance by the African National Con­gress of the late Nelson Mandela.

The party that led the anti-apartheid struggle won only 40 percent of the vote and, for the first time, lost its absolute majority in parliament.