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A recent tweet by activist, Aisha Yesufu, criticising President Bola Tinubu has sparked a heated online exchange with the presidency.
Yesufu in a post on X.com on Wednesday, claimed that Tinubu was disgraced and snubbed by South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, at his inauguration event.
Sharing a video, Yesufu wrote, “My people say pikin wey no hear word for house, na for outside dem go disgrace am! Tinubu disgraced once again In South Africa”
However, Tinubu’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media, O’tega Ogra, and another presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga, have both issued rebuttals.
Ogra decried Yesufu’s comments saying her “consistent display of crass ignorance and shameful behaviour” is aimed at garnering likes and retweets.
He explained that the first row at the event was reserved for South African royalty, and President Ramaphosa was recalled to the podium before greeting dignitaries.
He also noted that Ramaphosa greeted visiting presidents in the second row after the national anthem
