President Bola Tinubu has said the incident at Abuja Eagle Square, venue of the Democracy Day celebration where he tripped while boarding the parade vehicle was a “dobale” to democracy.
The president, at a dinner function later on the same day, while reacting to the video which was trending in the cyberspace, shrugged it off, saying the country’s democracy is worth falling for.
Tinubu joked about the incident and said that he had only “dobale” – paid homage to democracy in the Yoruba style.
According to him, while celebrating Democracy, “I ‘dobale’ for democracy,” (meaning I bowed for Democracy).
He callwd for the unity of Nigeria irrespective of tribe, religion, or political affiliation, saying the unity of Nigeria cannot be traded.
