“Stop Annoying Us”: SA Reacts to Nigerian King’s Call for Mzansi to Be Under Nigerian Leadership

• A Nigerian businessman and Ika tribe king told SABC News that South Africa needed a Nigerian president to develop and succeed
• The man also claimed Africa should unite under Nigerian leadership, with himself as king of all South Africans
• South Africans online were outraged by the comments, with many calling for stricter enforcement of local laws

A Nigerian businessman and chief of the Ika tribe set South African social media alight on 14 July 2026 after a clip of his interview with SABC News went viral on X. In the video, the man argued that South Africa could develop and succeed if led by a Nigerian president. He went further, declaring that there should be one king over all South Africans and that he, as a Nigerian chief, was the right person for that role.

Nigerian king calls for one African state

He also stated that Africa as a whole should come together under Nigerian leadership. The businessman also noted that he should be elected as the king of South Africans. X user @_Tee__G shared the clip with the caption: "Nigerian businessman and chief of the Ika tribe is calling for all Africans to unite in South Africa under the leadership of Nigerians."

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Watch the SABC interview clip on X that sparked the debate:

Mzansi reacts to the Nigerian king's comments

The video gained comments from South Africans who were visibly rattled by what they heard.

User @chekgeri said:

"They must unite under Tinubu's roof and stop annoying us."

User @AnfieldNigga wrote:

"Trump was actually ahead of his time when he built his big beautiful wall."

User @Motoka15472873 shared:

"I think we are giving these people too much airtime. We should keep quiet and enforce our laws as South Africans. There's no need for debate."

User @AMokgotloa31155 added:

"Why can't they develop their own Nigeria if they know how to succeed and quit South Africa, all of them!"

User @Lehlohonol6d3o offered a lighter take:

"What I love about this is that they don't rate Ramaphosa and Malema 🤣."

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Source: Briefly News