Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, made an unintentional slip of the tongue during a plenary session at the National Assembly when he mistakenly referred to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu instead of the late Muhammadu Buhari.
The incident was captured in a post shared on X (formerly Twitter) by the official handle of AIT, @AIT_Online.
In the video, while addressing the Senate, Akpabio praised the nation’s handling of the funeral, saying: “The whole country is very proud of what this administration has done, in the way and manner president Bola Ahmed Tinubu was honored and was buried.”
He intended to speak about former President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away on July 13, 2025, at a London clinic.
The slip quickly drew attention as social media users responded to the post, sharing their reactions and thoughts in the comment section.
See some reactions below:
@Beyond1016467: “Since it’s a mistake, it should be consumed as such. I may disagree with APC chiefs in many ways but certainly wish good health to all. Politics is different from life.”
@Player_retiredd: “Is there something they’re not telling us. First Hope now Godswill. They’re all planning Tinubu’s funeral.”
@felixherbt: “Hope Uzodinma said same thing last week, today is Akpabio.. may their wish be granted expressly !!!”
@esogbuna: “Hope Uzodimma made same error. May be Saul is also among the prophets.”
@crownsAffairs: “When sycophancy reaches its peak, the brain is conditioned to praise the president at every speech. Now, it fails to realize the eulogy wasn’t meant for him.”
@AbekheMA: Imo state Governor Hope made this same error the other day, whats going on?”
WATCH VIDEO:
Akpabio’s gaffe: Nigeria impressed with Tinubu’s “burial” instead of Buhari pic.twitter.com/UHUfX1pKWo
— Africa Independent Television (@AIT_Online) July 23, 2025
