South Africa releases Fani-Kayode’s speech after protest

The South African Presidency has released the full video of the presentation of letters of credence ceremony involving Nigeria’s Ambassador to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode. The ceremony, hosted by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Presidential Guest House in Pretoria, had been protested by Fani-Kayode who accused the government of excluding his speech from the event's livestream.

The newly released footage includes his full address, during which he pledged to work towards strengthening diplomatic and economic relations between Nigeria and South Africa.

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