A student at the Delta State College of Nursing Sciences has been issued a disciplinary query over footage showing her colleagues rejecting Remi Tinubu, the first lady, as a symbolic mother figure.
The student, identified as Osato Edobor, is being accused of
“recording and sharing an unauthorised” video.
Remi Tinubu, on March 27, was at the Dome Event Centre in
Asaba for a solidarity programme targeted at healthcare workers in Delta.
At the programme, spearheaded by the first lady, 10,000 kits were to be distributed to midwives in the south-south geopolitical zone.
During the ceremony, the event’s MC introduced the first
lady using a customary title that referred to her in Pidgin as “our mama”.
Instead of agreeing, the students responded in unison by
singing, “na your mama be this,” which translates to “this is your mother”.
In successive social media discourse, this was understood as
implying that they did not personally accept the first lady in that role.
Many have since interpreted the event as a reflection of
public frustration over economic hardships Nigeria’s governance issue.
The nursing college, in response, queried Edobor, who was
identified as the student who filmed and shared the video.
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| The Query Letter |
A copy of the query surfaced online, showing that the
institution accused Edobor of engaging in a “malicious act” by “recording
herself singing” and posting an “unofficial response” to a song during the
first lady’s arrival.
The letter, dated March 27 and signed by the college provost
Evbodaghe Rita Ogonne, cited a violation of the student handbook.
Ogonne asked Edobor to submit a written explanation within
24 hours.
Present at the event was Sheriff Oborevwori, the Delta state
governor, who acknowledged the first lady’s contributions to the health sector.
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