President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday briefly stumbled during a ceremonial march-past organised for his reception at the parade ground in Türkiye.
The incident occurred as the event was briefly disrupted for the security services to help the Nigerian President back to his feet. A video posted on X by Turkish digital news platform Nefes Gazetesi shows Tinubu walking alongside his Turkish counterpart, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, when the incident happened.
On Monday, the Nigerian Presidency disclosed that President Tinubu had arrived Ankara, the Turkiye’s capital, saying the country’s top government’s officials received him at the airport.
His plane, the Presidency said in a statement, touched down at precisely 9.03 pm local time.
“He was received at Ankara Esenboğa Airport by a Turkish government delegation led by the Minister of National Education, Yusuf Tekin. The Chargé d’Affaires at the Nigerian Embassy in Türkiye, Ambassador Zayyad Abdulsalam, and other embassy officials were also on hand to welcome him.
“The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake and Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa(rtd), welcomed the President to his hotel.
“Also at the hotel reception were the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo; Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim; Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Kingsley Udeh, SAN; Minister of State for Industry, John Enoh; Chairman, House Committee on Defence, Babajimi Benson; Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala; and Director-General of the “National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed.
“President Tinubu’s visit is aimed at strengthening the existing cordial relations between Nigeria and the Republic of Türkiye and exploring further areas of cooperation to advance a mutually beneficial partnership.
“During the visit, he will hold discussions with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan,” the government said.
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