President Bola Tinubu has spoken on his trip at the Eagle Square, Abuja, on Wednesday morning.
The President had missed his step and fallen while entering a vehicle for the parade to mark the Democracy Day.
The video of the incident promptly went viral on various social media platforms, eliciting varied reactions.
But speaking at a dinner, the President referred to the fall as “Swagger”, saying social media is confused about it.
“Early this morning, I had a swagger and it’s on the social media. They are confused whether I was doing buga or doing babbaringa.
“But it is a day to celebrate democracy while doing dobale for the day. I am a traditional Yoruba boy, I did my dobale,” he said.
The president also underscored the importance of national orientation and collective effort in fostering a prosperous future for the country.
“Nigeria is blessed, our complexity, our diversity is there, but is the best road to success. Whatever we have to invest in our national orientation, we have to do it,” Tinubu declared, stressing the need for a concerted effort to instill a sense of service and patriotism among Nigerians.
He also noted that the nation’s national anthem encapsulated the essence of service, a value he observed being practiced by many governors across the country. He expressed his gratitude to the governors, acknowledging their dedication to serving their people irrespective of their political affiliations.
” We include in our national anthem, the essence of service. I have seen many governors, both live and on tv, serving their people. They belong to other parties and many of them are here tonight. Thank you, Governor Eno, of Akwa Ibom, thank you Governor Okpara, my comrade from Kaduna, thank you, Sheriff and Abia, thank you. If I miss you, forgive me. Everybody has forgotten the partisanship column and embraced that green, white, green that depicts Nigeria.”
Acknowledging criticisms of the national anthem, he called on governors to redouble their efforts in fostering a sense of duty and national character among citizens.
“Citizenship is not just the dictionary meaning of it, it is the actual character. Let us teach this to our children, so that Nigeria collectively, we will do the job that we are called upon to do as both family or nation under God almighty,” Tinubu urged.
