Tinubu slipped and fell down because he missed his footsteps, Aso Rock Presidency explains

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday slipped while boarding the parade vehicle at the venue of the 2024 Democracy Day but the presidency explains that he skipped and fell because he missed his footsteps.

The President had approached the vehicle shortly after he arrived at the Eagles Square, Abuja venue of the programme.

The President slipped, lost his footing momentarily as he was about to step into the vehicle.

Tinubu quickly regained his balance and continued with the proceedings.

The event at Eagles Square was part of a series of events to mark the country’s Democracy Day celebration.

Reacting to the development, the Special Adviser to President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, has played down concerns over President Bola Tinubu’s brief slip while boarding a parade vehicle at the June 12 Democracy Day celebration in Abuja.

The aide, in a post on his X handle on Wednesday, said, “Mr President missed his step while climbing into the truck at the June 12 Democracy Day celebration and tripped. It was a mild misstep. He immediately went on with the ceremonial rounds. No issues.”

While reacting to the development, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar said he sympathized with President Bola Tinubu for slipping while boarding the presidential parade vehicle at the venue of the 2024 Democracy Day.

Atiku while commenting on the incident on X said that the incident was ‘quite unfortunate’