Year In Review: Political Gaffes Made by Tinubu, Atiku, Peter Obi, Others
- As the 2022 round-up and 2023 get closer to Nigerians, the political gaffes by Bola Tinubu of APC, Atiku Abubakar of PDP and Peter Obi of the Labour Party cannot be forgotten
- Many Nigerians are determined to make the 2023 election historic by going to the poll and changing the destiny of the country
- The likes of Tinubu, Obi, and Atiku on the other hand is out to convince the determined electorate to vote for them, and this has influenced lots of gaffes in the campaign era
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2022 is one memorable year that Nigerians experienced a political jamboree as the country prepares for its general election in the year 2023.
In the build-up to the 2023 elections, politicians from both the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the leading opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have made some gaffes.
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Some of the gaffes are listed below:
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“Balablu, Blu, Bulaba, Blu”
Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate, would be considered a leading actor in making gaffes in 2022 since he embarked on his outing for the 2023 elections.
Balablu, Blu, Bulaba, Blu is one of the recent gaffes that the presidential hopeful made in Imo. He was suspected to have pronounced the word in place of hullabaloo.
“God bless PD…”
At the flag-off of his campaign in Jos, Plateau state capital, Bola Tinubu made the gaffe while trying to give a closing prayer.
Tinubu had said “God bless PD…” before making a U-turn and saying “God bless APC”
“God bless A…”
Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential candidate emulate Tinubu on December 13 and said “God bless A…” before saying “I mean PDP!”.
Interestingly, Though Atiku was speaking in Hausa when he made his gaffe but both Tinubu and Atiku made the gaffes in Jos and both happen on Tuesday.
“Nasarawa is big… it is a great country”
On Thursday, October 13, Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, referred to Nasarawa state as a big country.
This is one gaffe that did not trend, probably because those who make gaffes trend on social media are the ones that actually made the mess at that time.
Recall that Nasarawa was created out of Plateau state in 1996.
“You must vote for APC or we’ll deal with you”
Honourable Alhassan Doguwa, the majority leader was seen in a viral video threatening to deal with members of his constituents.
He was seen speaking in the Hausa language as some members of his entourage are trying to pacify him to calm down.
He said:
“To God who made me, on election day, you must vote for APC or we’ll deal with you.”
2023 Election: Some Tinubu's phrases that are becoming Nigeria's slangs
Legit.ng earlier reported that the APC presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Bola Tinubu, is one of the most talked about candidates as Nigerians prepare for the poll next year.
There have been talks about his health, age and many other scandals to question his competency as well as qualifications.
However, the APC candidate has been firmed and upright with his ambition, and he has made some phrases that are fast becoming Nigerian slang.
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