Tinubu to attend Ramaphosa’s second term inauguration

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

The inauguration of Ramaphosa follows his re-election as President for a second term.

Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement yesterday explained that President Tinubu would return to Nigeria after the ceremony.

Ramaphosa was re-elected for a second term on Friday after his humbled African National Congress (ANC) cobbled together an unprecedented coalition government. Lawmakers in Cape Town voted overwhelmingly to put Ramaphosa, 71, back in office for another five years after the May 29 general election that produced no outright winner.

Last month’s election marked a historic turning point for South Africa, ending three decades of dominance by the ANC of the late Nelson Mandela.

The party that led the struggle to end apartheid won only 40 per cent of the vote and, for the first time, lost its absolute majority in parliament. It then struck a deal to form what it calls a government of national unity.