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The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, staged a return to Imo three months after his controversial ‘Bala blu’ gaffe at a town hall with a group of businessmen and stakeholders in the state.
The former Lagos State governor allegedly committed the gaffe in his presentation while to trying to explain his refusal to attend town hall debates on certain broadcast stations.
Barely 24 hours after his slip of tongue, Tinubu’s critics and some comedians had gone to town to remix his “A town hall, different from balablu blu blu bulaba” into skits and music beats.
Although the Director of Strategic Communication of his campaign team, Dele Alake, had defended that the viral “Bala blu” video was doctored.
Subsequent findings, however, countered Alake with facts that proved that Tinubu indeed made the remark in Owerri , the Imo State capital while speaking with a group of businessmen on his plans to promote the country’s economy for businesses to thrive.
Three months after the drama, the APC candidate returned to the state for his campaign and he was received by a mammoth crowd at his campaign rally in Imo State on Tuesday.
Tinubu was accompanied to the Dan Anyiam Stadium by the president, the APC National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, governors Hope Uzodinnma (Imo), Dave Umahi (Ebonyi) and Babajide Sanwo-olu (Lagos) and Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege.
Others were the APC Deputy Chairman (South), Emma Enekwu; former Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole, House of Representatives Deputy Speaker, Idris Wase and the APC National Woman Leader, Betta Edu.
