Cyril Ramaphosa’s Nigerian Billionaire Lookalike Spotted Draped in Designer on Plane

• A video on Facebook showed a man who could pass as Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa's current president
• The man was actually a Nigerian business mogul living his best life, and the video of him relaxing became a viral hit
• People could not help but compare the Nigerian media personality's looks to President Cyril Ramaphosa

A video made the rounds on Facebook as South Africans were amused by a look-alike of the president. Online users were in stitches after seeing the man who looked familiar.

The video of the South African president's lookalike received more than 4,000 likes. Hundreds of people commented on the video, and many were in stitches over the resemblance between the Nigerian businessman and Cyril Ramaphosa.

In a video on Facebook shared by Siyabonga Buluta, a man became a viral sensation for his uncanny resemblance to President Cyril Ramaphosa. The man looked like he was living a soft life, dressed head to toe in designer clothes while flying over a beautiful scene. Cyril's lookalike in the video was taking in the stunning view, and his facial expression made him look even more like Cyril Ramaphosa.

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The man in the video was actually Terry Waya, a Nigerian billionaire known for his lavish lifestyle. The wealthy businessman built his empire through agriculture and investment in various industries. Mr Waya is the executive Director at GT Carbon, and in 2025, Terry Waya claimed that he is worth $2.2 billion (R38 billion) according to PulseNG.

South Africa jokes about President's doppelganger

Many people shared their thoughts on the Cyril lookalike's designer outfit. Online users made jokes about how closely he resembled Cyril Ramaphosa. Some netizens commented on the video, convinced that Terry Waya was President Ramaphosa. Peeps threw shade at the businessman as though he were the President. Watch the video of the South African president's lookalike below:

Gugu Gugulethu commented:

"😭 S.A is slowly drowning, we undizela moyeni."

Zola Mpehle wrote:

"Nice to see my president in such attire, looking relaxed."

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Tshepo Hugh joked about the outfit:

"😂😂He looks like 'Temu'."

C-show MasterFlow Choma said:

"Nooooo, who chose the outfit for my Goat 🐐 bathong 👀🤣👀 iyhooooo."

Njabulo Njab's Prince added:

"Trip to sell SA to the highest bidder."

John Ojorumi Kenny was amused:

"🤣 Enjoy yourself, man, don't let all these people give you a heart attack."

Cphokie Bhala gushed:

"❤️❤️❤️Father of the Nation."

Nomasonto Skhakhane said:

"Yoo his legs are to die for."

Other Briefly News stories about look-alikes

• A Michael Jackson lookalike in South Africa went viral after he put on an entertaining show in a TikTok video.
• South Africans were amused by a man who looked exactly like John Wick at a Pietermaritzburg mall.
• Online users were amused by a young gent who reflected on the time he met a man who he thought was WWE star Hulk Hogan.
• AKA's lookalike went viral following the rapper's death, and fans were raving after the lookalike performed one of Super Mega's hits.

Proofreading by Kelly Lippke, copy editor at Briefly.co.za.

Source: Briefly News