President Tinubu joked about his fall at Eagles Square in Abuja on Wednesday morning, June 12. While climbing the parade vehicle during Democracy Day celebrations, he missed a step and fell. A video of the incident circulated on social media, leading to some Nigerians mocking him.
In response to the mockery, President Tinubu quipped that the fall was his way of prostrating in respect to Nigeria for its 25 years of uninterrupted democracy. Referring to the fall as his ‘swagger,’ the President said:
“Early this morning, I had a swagger moment which is now on social media. People are confused about whether I was doing the Buga dance or Babariga. But it was a day to celebrate democracy, and I was doing dobale (prostration) for the occasion. As a traditional Yoruba man, I did my dobale (prostration).”
[𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎] 𝐓𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐛𝐮 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐄𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐞
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday slipped while boarding the parade vehicle at the venue of the 2024 Democracy Day.
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— Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) June 12, 2024
