Do these two sentences from wikipedia have the same meaning?
'' Eric was a very good friend and confidante of Thomas Joseph Mboya '' , said 3rd Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki during the funeral of Khasakhala .
'' Thomas Joseph Mboya was a very good friend and confidante of Eric '' , words of 3rd Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki during the funeral of Khazakhala .

Choose from:
(i). no.
(ii). yes.
The answer is:
(i).