Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election, in his reaction to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s fall at Eagle Square, Abuja, on Wednesday, sympathise with the president over the embarrassing incident

It would be recalled that the president while walking into a vehicle that would convey him for a parade at Eagle Square in commemoration of Democracy Day, missed his step and fell.

Tinubu, who had earlier delivered a nationwide broadcast, arrived at Eagle Square for the parade on Wednesday morning, where he was surrounded by men of the Armed Forces and some of his aides.

However, Tinubu, who wore a white native attire popularly known as agbada and his signature cap, struggled to save himself by holding on to the vehicle but landed on the ground while his aides rushed to support him back to his feet.

The parade later continued as the president waved to the crowd while the vehicle slowly made its way through.

The incident has sparked many reactions, particularly on social media.

In his own response, Atiku, who squared off with Tinubu in the last election, tweeted: “I sincerely sympathise with President Bola Tinubu, @officialABAT, over this unfortunate incident as he was set to review the parade on Democracy Day. I do hope that all is well with him. -AA.”