Opposition leader Raila Odinga. [Photo/christiantruthcenter.com]NASA principal Raila Odinga has sent his congratulatory message to Cyrill Ramaphosa who was elected as ANC leader by the party's delegates, positioning him to become the next president of South Africa.Odinga described Ramaphosa as a close friend and hailed his win as a new era of democracy on the African continent.Ramaphosa won against his closest rival Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Jacob Zuma's ex-wife.''The news of our comrade Cyrill Ramaphosa's election will thrill democrats in South Africa, across Africa, and indeed, throughout the world.'' Odinga's congratulatory message read.

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