advertisementThe controversy stirred in Nigeria over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s brief stumble during his state visit to Türkiye has been dismissed by Turkish officials as “silly” and “mischievous,” according to the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri‑Erewa. On ground here in Ankara, their officials were shocked to learn that it was an issue in Nigerian media/blogs,” she wrote. Opeyemi’s post, which Dabiri‑Erewa responded to, pointed out that not a single Turkish TV station carried the story of the stumble because it was considered a non‑event locally. “Not a single Turkish TV station reported the President’s accidental slip because it’s a non‑issue. The incident occurred as he inspected a guard of honour alongside Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, drawing momentary attention before the programme continued uninterrupted.