Turkish officials were shocked Tinubu stumble made headlines in Nigeria – Abike Dabiri

The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said Turkish officials found it silling that President Bola Tinubu’s brief stumble during his official visit to the country made news.

Dabiri-Erewa stated this on Wednesday, January 28, while reacting to a post on X by a user, Oguntoye Opeyemi, also known as Equityoyo, who criticised the level of attention Nigerian media gave to the incident.

The X user had stated that no media outlet in Turkey reported about President Tinubu’ fall but the same was widely reported here in Nigeria.

‘’Not a single Turkish TV station reported the President’s accidental slip because it’s a non-issue!

But Naija TV and National newspaper ‘’

Reacting to the post, Ms Dabiri-Erewa said

‘’Exactly. On ground here in Ankara, their officials were shocked to learn that it was an issue in Nigerrian media / blogs. One of them described it as “ silly and mischievous, and reiterated how their country was excited about the incredible success of the visit by @officialABAT which is all over their media here”