₦airaland Forum

Charly68:
With this Govt ,there will be no abandon projects ...that is the statement the Govt is making with what they are doing in FCT ...Kudos to Mr President on this matter

the original design for the rail line is from kano to lagos and from kano to warri. kaduna to ibadan has not been done. same with kaduna to itakpe. completion of these portions is not tinubus priority right now. tinubus priority is a needless road from lagos to calabar. that means, those portions will end up becoming abandoned

mahdino:
Tinubu Isn’t the Only President to Stumble, It’s Human

By John Mayaki

Today, President Bola Tinubu was seen struggling with his flowing agbada, causing a misstep as he climbed into the back of a parade vehicle at Eagles Square, during the commemoration of the June 12 Democracy Day. However, he is far from the only world leader to have taken a visible fall. Here are other memorable political falls or trips.

In 2016, a media frenzy ensued when Hillary Clinton, then the Democratic presidential nominee, buckled and stumbled after becoming sick during a 9/11 memorial service in New York. Diagnosed with pneumonia, Clinton’s doctor said she became overheated and dehydrated at the event. The incident became a hot button in a highly charged campaign, with her rival Donald Trump repeatedly questioning her stamina for office.

In 2020, Donal Trump as President, looked unsteady on his feet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. His slow, unsteady walk while descending a ramp led critics to use the hashtag #TrumpIsNotWell. Trump tweeted that the ramp was “very long & steep, had no handrail and, most importantly, was very slippery,” insisting the “last thing I was going to do is ‘fall’ for the Fake News to have fun with.”

He also made headlines in 2017 when he clutched the hand of Prime Minister Theresa May during her visit to the White House, an incident that came as a “surprise” to May, her advisers later said.

Exactly 48 years to the day of Biden’s June 1 tumble, President Gerald Ford fell while disembarking Air Force One in Salzburg, Austria. Ford, 61, lost his balance on the wet steps, skidding down and ending up in a heap on the tarmac. He later quipped, “Thank you for your gracious welcome to Salzburg, and I am sorry I tumbled in.” The incident was widely broadcast and used in late-night comedy shows, portraying the president as bumbling and clumsy.

In 2019, China’s leader Xi Jinping nearly slipped off a stage in Russia during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Surrounded by other world leaders, Xi appeared to lose his footing but quickly regained his composure. Commentators labeled it the “great fall of China,” musing about its implications for his carefully curated strongman image.

That’s not all, Zimbabwe’s late leader Robert Mugabe fell down red-carpeted steps in Harare in 2015. The government immediately denied the fall, with Information Minister Jonathan Moyo blaming poor carpeting and suggesting that “even Jesus” would have tripped. Critics pointed to Mugabe’s age, 90, as another reason for him to step down after more than three decades in power.

Even the war-monger fell - in 2019, Vladimir Putin known for curating a strongman image, Russia’s President fell while playing ice hockey at Sochi’s Bolshoy Ice Dome in 2019. After winning the game, Putin took a victory lap before slamming into the floor. He was quickly helped up and skated off, maintaining his composure.

Our colonial masters were not left out - Boris Johnson fell in 2015 when he was the then-mayor of London, he slipped during a charity tug-of-war game along the River Thames. Known for his disheveled appearance, Johnson’s fall, where he exclaimed “oh bugger” before falling on the muddy grass, made tabloid headlines.

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher fell after politically fraught meetings in Beijing in 1982. As she left the Great Hall of the People, she stumbled down the steps, a moment captured on camera and perceived by many in Hong Kong as a sign of Britain’s waning power amid negotiations with China.

Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt fell down steps in Paris in 2015. Wearing high heels, she wobbled and fell outside France’s Elysee Palace, landing on her hands and knees. She quickly dusted herself off and continued to take questions from reporters.

In today’s era of social media and 24-hour news cycles, public appearances by politicians are heavily scrutinized, and stumbles are often framed within narratives about their fitness for office.

And so, President Tinubu’s misstep today is a reminder that even the most powerful leaders are not immune to such incidents. As enumerated above, a momentary lapse in balance can become a lasting image in the public’s mind, often used to challenge a leader’s fitness for office or underscore their human vulnerabilities. Tinubu’s fall, like those of his counterparts, reminds us of the frailties of man - It’s human to fall, and sometimes, it’s how leaders rise afterward that truly defines them. Tinubu tripped but rose and performed all the functions necessary at the parade ground.

there was nowhere in the video that tinubu was seen struggling with his agbada. before he attempted to climb the vehicle, he had done a good job folding his agbada to prevent tripping.

all this one that you went to dig up falls from everywhere is tainted by your attempt to try to distort the evidence in the video.

since you are comparing falls, can you also compare impact made in the various offices held?

Tripartite Committee on the National Minimum Wage has a funding of N1billion to sit and discuss on how to make minimum wage N62,000. very wonderful

saintopus:
Am a much more younger person than president Tinubu but few weeks ago I fell on the floor, in fact it was on the road

you didnt answer the question....

stacyadams:
Since the inception of pre colonialism and after independence u don see president wey fall yakata like that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8acZLEsVZs

LordIsaac:
Juxtapose this with Sowore’s response and you’d see why the latter will hardly be president!

is it this statement by atiku that will eventually make him president? will you choose atiku over tinubu?

EreluRoz:
I'll always chose Atiku over that sneaky pretentious thief Onuku Peter Obi .

I like people who still play fair irrespective of their differences, that's how I am, I may not agree with someone but you'll catch me defending the person elsewhere and you'll wonder what type of person I am. Hatred doesn't penetrate my precious skin.

To those I'll mannered and untrained kids that'll laugh at this and spew nonsense you should relax and wait for what advanced age has in waiting for you, it is just a normal slip which could happen to anyone.

how is the tinubu that you chose better than the obi you didnt choose?

ineri:
Good One from the the state man. Nigeria first before partisanship

is tinubu nigeria?

democracy day release

NyamiriSlayer:
He is a human being, so that's normal

very true


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8acZLEsVZs

free234free:
It's a miss step that could happen to anyone.
Anybody for this thread wey dey insult this man and you don ever fall like that mistakenly. May Ogun strike you and may you never reach his age before you die like fowl

is that how you fall when entering a vehicle? why did the other people with him not fall?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8acZLEsVZs

bjtinz:
Presidents will always be insulted, Truth it comes with the turf.

But there's a difference between insulting for actions/inactions and then mocking one that had an unfortunate incident.

I don't have to like you to be sympathetic when you suffer a misfortune. That is what differentiates humans from the goat I tied in my backyard.

do you always want him to be falling?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8acZLEsVZs

Wettoid123:
There is no big deal anybody can slip he or her leg let's stop to politicized everything..

why is it not a big deal? do you think this is the first time?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8acZLEsVZs

MaziX:
Anybody can fall.. let's stop this rubbish

is that people just go about falling? is this not the same tinubu falling some time ago?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8acZLEsVZs

SadiqBabaSani:
Sowore is the most foolish Itsekiri man alive

when did he become itsekiri?

I respect Pastor Poju but am not sure what and what he hopes to achieve with this yearly ritual of empty grammar that he enjoys hearing from these people

Exceed15:
Internet never forget

exactly. its for my yoruba brothers on NL who feel its igbos that they are punishing

Thiefobi1:
See the way the portrait stand gidigba for ground.

Tinubu is too great.

is that a "portrait"? but why did the real person fall?

flokii:
He has done far more than all PDP elected presidents put together. the ones crying are the retrogressive ones like those diverting money in tune of billions of naira for non-existent airport to other invisible projects in their States.

so help explain how "He has done far more than all PDP elected presidents put together".

are these people the retrogressive ones you are talking about?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUZ5eYhc4BM

ChukwuObe:
This is not a cheering news for the belial children of hate. They are always sad seeing anything good about Tinubu or any Yoruba that has no their blood in his her vein like OBJ and Baba Adebanjo. But forget that they will one day be booted out of Yoruba land at the appropriate time

what exactly is there is to be happy about in tinubu's "portrait"? will it reduce inflation?

mind you, that is not even a portrait

yyba:
Jubilations everywhere as TINUBU portrait unveiled

how has the "portrait helped" the lives of nigerians everywhere that makes you say "Jubilations everywhere"?


mind you, that is not even a portrait

Noerection:
This man is just too great

how is he just too great?

VeeVeeMyLuv:
Bros that's not how to give your support, you will just end up causing inflation

Give it in kind through scholarship, tuition fee payment, purchase of equipment, facilities, social amenities

Why is it that the billions that politicians are stealing and spending is not causing inflation but it's the crumbs that gets to the hands of the citizens that always causes inflation?

yyba:
No he is not sick. Are you immune to sickness or death?

If he not sick, how then is your question relevant to this comment

Exceed15:
And a human must accept he is sick why he is

yyba:
àre you immune to sickness or death?

.
Are you acknowledging that Tinubu is sick?

Felabrity:
Hope our president dey okay?

Shettima no be option

If shettima is not option, why then did Tinubu choose someone that is not an option?

1000Capacity:
We are all Humans and It's nothing special. Anyone could slip,
He is still the president of the federal Republic of Nigeria

Why is that we are not just falling yakata in our offices and when trying to board vehicles since "we are all human beings"?

If you say "we are all human beings", does Tinubu realize that he is one and does he govern with that mindset?

Is it when he falls you realize that there is a "WE"?

As he is enjoying the perks of office while the people groan, do you still remember the *WE"?

Donaldoni:
Are you mad

An event I am watching live

When did that happen

I guess it was video shopped

NLCreator:
https://gazettengr.com/just-in-tinubu-trips-falls-hits-head-on-floor-of-parade-vehicle/

its not the first time


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8acZLEsVZs

BigDawsNet:
Wat ever helps our economy and security… you hav my approval

how has what has been done so far helped nigeria's economy and security?

EmperorCaesar:


Excellent Football managers know that you need to keep tweaking your formation and tactics to win big. Pep sometimes use close to 3 diff formations in a game- Thats Genius


With PBAT, it all look promising. Sometimes I just wish i could jump into 2026 already...It promises to be super-juicy for us all in the next few months in Nigeria

in what way does it look promising?

in what way does it promise to be "super-juicy for us all in the next few months in Nigeria"?

the months that have passed so far, what is the juicy that was experienced?

which formation and tactics did tinubu deploy that he is tweaking?

YesDaddyTill203:
Cup ko, plate ni. Mushroom irrelevant inconsequential organization.

does it in any way negate the points they raised?

Jayhome24:
I have heard you.

I know. pls do the needful.

did you ask google, before you said the following

Jayhome24:
Alright.

But since we have be celebrating June 12 Mr CUP can you tell us which year have we celebrated June 12 in abundance, good security, stable electricity etc?

Surely things are costly but the truth is we can't continue living a fake life as a nation enough is enough of packaging lifesyle, no pain no gain.

And the funniest thing is a particular region who refused to accept June 12 are now the one crying over June 12 very strange indeed.

who and who is doing the packaging and who and who is being packaged?

which gain needs to be obtained by going thru pain?

is there any provision for "no pain no gain" in the constitution?

is tinubu going thru the pain?

which reform is a must?