BY KEEM ABDUL Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not get to where he is in life by letting things get to him. Moments after he missed his footing and fell while boarding an open-air parade vehicle at this year’s annual Democracy Day at the Eagle Square in Abuja, the Nigerian federal capital, he attempted to put a light-hearted spin on the incident. “I dobale (prostrated or ‘paid homage’ in Yoruba) for democracy,” he said. Democracy, he added, was worth falling down for.
A Presidential Tumble In Abuja
A Presidential Tumble In Abuja
A Presidential Tumble In Abuja
BY KEEM ABDUL Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not get to where he is in life by letting things get to him. Moments after he missed his footing and fell while boarding an open-air parade vehicle at this year’s annual Democracy Day at the Eagle Square in Abuja, the Nigerian federal capital, he attempted to put a light-hearted spin on the incident. “I dobale (prostrated or ‘paid homage’ in Yoruba) for democracy,” he said. Democracy, he added, was worth falling down for.