President Bola Tinubu has jokingly reacted to the autumn he encountered on Wednesday, June 12, through the Democracy Day parade on the Eagle Sq. in Abuja
In a video making the rounds online, Tinubu humorously attributed the incident to his Yoruba heritage, noting that his stumble was a show of swagger for Democracy Day.
He made this known during the State Banquet Dinner at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, held to mark this year’s Democracy Day.
Supply: Twitter
rapidospace.com had reported that President Tinubu slipped while climbing the parade car on the Abuja venue for the twenty-fifth Democracy Day celebration on Wednesday, June 12.
In a viral video, Tinubu approached the car shortly after arriving at Eagles Square in Abuja, where the celebration was happening.
Reacting to the incident, President Tinubu while talking at the Democracy Day banquet on Wednesday evening, humorously described the incident as ‘swagger,’ saying social media is confused about it, rapidospace reported.
Tinubu stated
“Early this morning, I had a swagger, and it’s on the social media. They had been confused about whether or not I used to be doing Buga or doing babariga, however, It’s a day to have fun democracy whILE doing “Idobale” for the day.
“I’m a historically Yoruba boy, and I did my Idobale.”
