Nigeria: Tinubu Stepped On Metal, Stumbled but Didn't Fall in Turkiye - Presidency

27 January 2026
This Day (Lagos)
By Deji Elumoye

Abuja — The Presidency has defended the missed steps of President Bola Tinubu at the beginning of his official visit to Turkiye on Tuesday.

Presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, in a written response to THISDAY's enquiries over the issue, explained that the President stepped on a metal which made him to lose his balance.

Describing the incident as no big deal, Onanuga clarified that President Tinubu did not fall but only tumbled.

According to him: "The president stepped on a metal on the floor, which made him to lose his balance. This is not a big deal, except for those who want to make a mischief out of the fleeting incident. It was a mere stumble, thank God, not a fall."

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