Presidential Spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, says President Bola Tinubu lost balance in Turkey on Tuesday because he stepped on a metal object.
Onanuga said this while addressing enquiries on Tuesday regarding the President’s well-being in Ankara.
Reports and videos of how Tinubu missed his step briefly and fell in Ankara, capital of Turkey, on Tuesday have been trending on social media.
President Tinubu was walking alongside his Turkish counterpart, President Recep Erdogan, when the incident happened.
Earlier, Tinubu had inspected a parade as part of the massive reception he received.
A review of the video of the incident showed that the president went down after a camera man moved his tripod stand close to him.
But Onanuga said the President merely stepped on an object, resulting in a minor loss of balance.
“The President stepped on a metal on the floor, which made him lose his balance,” Onanuga said.
“This is not a big deal, except for those who want to make mischief out of a fleeting incident. It was a mere stumble, thank God, not a fall,” he added.
