EXCLUSIVE: Why Tinubu, staggered, tripped in Ankara

EXCLUSIVE: Why Tinubu, staggered, tripped in Ankara

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu tripped and almost lost balance in the administrative and political capital of Turkey, Ankara, during his state visit to the President, Recep Erdogen, in his presidential palace

Erdogen and Tinubu

The slipped during his visit, like a drug addled person, on Tuesday, while trailing behind his host, Turkey President. A video circulating on social media has confirmed this event

A lot of questions have been raised about what led to the president’s tripping, which is not unconnected to the Nigerians no 1 citizen drug history. However, the presidency has denied this rumour and has supported it with the claim that Mr. President tripped because of a poorly laid carpet

According to Arise Television, the presidency attributed the incident squarely to a poorly laid blue carpet at the venue.

Some reports has claimed that, the cameraman with a tripod stand, was responsible for the fall of the Nigerian’s President.

Dada Olusegun, the president’s special assistant on social media, said Tinubu proceeded seamlessly with the state visit’s agenda.

“Mr President missed his step very briefly and has continued his bilateral meetings with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. A live press conference is happening immediately after the bilateral,” he wrote on X.

This is not the first time this event will happen. It once occurred in 2024. Where the President himself laughed off his tripping .

He tripped and fell at an official event to mark 25 years of democracy in 2024. However, the Nigerian’s president himself made a joke of it. While giving a speech. Supported by his aide, Dada Olusegun

Early this morning, I had a swagger, and it’s on social media. They’re confused whether I was doing buga or doing babanriga [referring to two popular dance moves in Nigeria],” the president said.

“But it’s a day to celebrate democracy while doing dobale [yoruba term for bowing to greet elders] for the day. I’m a traditional Yoruba boy, I did my dobale.”

No issues,” wrote presidential aide Dada Olusegun on X. In his ever supportive comment

The president, who is 73 years old, is a grandfather, and his fit for his age is also stutter when he is tired. Dressed in a maffian suit and protected with black gloves. Yet, he still looks cold .

This writer understands that the president might be cold as a result of his arrival to a new environment. Since Nigerian is not run by drug dealers, that means the rumour centred on drug abuse has no basis. However, he might be on medications.

Mr. President had issues during the 2023 campaign with his delivery of speech, which be connected to a neurological disorder. Constant stuttering might be a symptom of stroke. Medicine Plus has said.

This writer thinks Nigeria’s president is just cold, with an undisclosed underlying dise

Salaudeen Hameed

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