Video: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu Slips and Falls During Official Event

Video: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu Slips and Falls During Official Event

In a scene reminiscent of a similar incident involving United States President Joe Biden, a video of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu slipping and falling during an official event has gone viral, eliciting a flurry of reactions across X (formerly Twitter).

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The Incident: Nigerian President Tinubu Slips and Falls

The 72-year-old president was seen slipping and falling as he climbed the steps of a vehicle that was supposed to transport him around Eagle Square in the capital, Abuja, during a ceremony marking 25 years of democracy in the country. Tinubu had to be assisted back to his feet.

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Official Response

One of the president’s aides, Dada Olusegun, took to X to describe the incident as a “mild misstep,” stating that Tinubu was able to continue with the rest of the program without any issues.

“He immediately went on with the ceremonial rounds. No issues” wrote presidential aide Dada Olusegun on X.

Atiku Abubakar, Tinubu’s closest challenger in the 2023 election, expressed sympathy for the president, writing,

“I sincerely sympathise with President Bola Tinubu over this unfortunate incident as he was set to review the parade on Democracy Day. I do hope that all is well with him.”

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Reactions on Social Media

However, not all Nigerians were as sympathetic, with some taking to X to mockingly comment on the incident. Here are some of the reactions:

@Ugochukwu_96:

Everything for Nigeria just dey fall.
Naira dey fall
Economy dey fall
Standard of living dey fall
National grid dey fall
And now Tinubu too don dey fall 😂…. Omo ×××10000

@Kogigist:

He took the fall so we can stand

@Mudi_Vibes:

I hope he’s fine. Joe Biden has fallen more times than this, we shouldn’t make so much noise about this.

@emmy4life02:

This is painful to watch. This man should have been resting with his grandkids.

@chinenye_n5311:

God I don’t want to laugh buh dis actually funny🤦😂😂