The Delta State College of Nursing Sciences has issued a disciplinary query to student nurse, Osato Edobor, for allegedly recording and sharing an “unauthorised” video on social media during First Lady Oluremi Tinubu’s visit to Delta State.
A copy of the letter addressed to Edobor has surfaced online. Dated March 27, 2025, and signed by the college’s provost, Evbodaghe Rita Ogonne, the letter 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 at the Dome Event Centre in Asaba.
The college cited the Student Handbook, stating that her actions were a punishable offence under its disciplinary regulations.
“This is a punishable offence as enshrined in the Student Handbook under standardised disciplinary action for some punishable offences No. 8, Page 21,” the letter stated.
Edobor was instructed to submit a written explanation in triplicate within 24 hours, justifying why disciplinary action should not be taken against her.
The college’s response follows a viral video showing a group of nursing students at the event rejecting the First Lady’s designation as their “mother.”
When the event’s Master of Ceremony introduced Oluremi Tinubu, singing “Na our mama be dis o we no get anoda one” meaning “This is our mother, we don’t have another one”, the students responded in unison, “Na your mama be this,” meaning “This is your mother.”
The video has since generated a lot of reactions online, with many linking the students’ reaction to frustration over economic hardship under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Rising inflation, food scarcity, and the high cost of living have fueled public discontent, particularly among young Nigerians.
At the event, part of the Renewed Hope Initiative Health Programme, 10,000 professional kits were distributed to midwives in the South-South region.
See the copy of the letter below.
