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Eagle Square Fall: Gloating Over Tinubu’s Fall Unnecessary—Obi

<h4>Eagle Square Fall<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election&comma; Mr&period; Peter Obi&comma; has said that gloating over the fall of President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday at Eagle square &comma; Abuja&comma; is unnecessary&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Reports have it that President Tinubu stumbled and fell on Wednesday as he boarded his ceremonial parade car at Eagle Square in Abuja&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Tinubu&comma; was at the stadium for the Democracy Day celebrations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He appeared to miss a step as he was about to enter the vehicle designated for the ceremonial inspection of the parade when he fell&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>His security officers and aides&comma; however&comma; rushed quickly to his aid&comma; helping him to his feet&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A video clip seen by <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">OpenLife&comma;<&sol;a> showed the head of state unshaken after the incident as he waved to the crowd and proceeded with the day&&num;8217&semi;s events&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While confirming the incident&comma; the President&&num;8217&semi;s special assistant Dada Olusegun termed it a minor incident&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Mr President missed his step while climbing into the truck at the June 12 Democracy Day celebration and tripped&period; It was a mild misstep&period; He immediately went on with the ceremonial rounds&period; No issues&comma;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em> he wrote on his X page&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Reacting&comma; Peter Obi expressed concerns over the President’s fall&comma; saying that it could happen to anyone&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;According to Obi<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I was saddened to learn of President Tinubu’s unfortunate fall today&period; I wish him well&period; We achieve nothing by gloating about an accident that could well happen to any of us&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&&num;8220&semi;We are all human beings and&comma; while we profoundly disagree on how to move Nigeria forward&comma; we must remember our common human frailty&period; Let us stay focused on the issues that will lead to a new Nigeria&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&&num;8220&semi;May this moment serve as a poignant reminder of our shared humanity and the need for compassion&comma; empathy&comma; and unity in our pursuit of a brighter future for our great nation&comma;”<&sol;strong> <&sol;em>the former Anambra State governor said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Democracy Day celebration is a significant day in Nigeria&comma; to commemorate the restoration of democracy on June 12&comma; 1993&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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