The High Commissioner of Nigeria to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, and the South African presidency have exchanged words over the alleged exclusion of Nigeria’s delegation from a livestream of the presentation of his letter of credence to President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday.
Fani-Kayode accused the South African presidency of deliberately cutting off the Nigerian delegation from the livestream during a meeting involving 15 ambassadors with Ramaphosa in Pretoria.
In a post on his Facebook page on Friday, the envoy said all the other ambassadors were formally introduced and allowed to deliver speeches, while Nigeria’s presentation was excluded from the broadcast.
He said, “Every single one of the 15 ambassadors that were present was introduced formally and gave a speech.
“Curiously, the South African presidency refused to air the introduction of my good self and the Nigerian delegation or to air my speech. They went a step further by cutting us out of the livestream completely and went back on livestream only after my speech was concluded.
“Of all the 15 introductions and speeches that were made and delivered this morning, only Nigeria’s was cut out.”
