- Delta State College of Nursing Sciences withdrew query against student Edobor over video of First Lady's visit
- This comes after the Delta State Commissioner for Health Joseph Onojaeme directed the college to rescind action against Edobor
- Netizen have expressed their opinion on this controversy
The Delta State College of Nursing Sciences has issued a letter of apology to Osato Edobor, a student who was initially called in for sanction over posting a viral video.
The video, which was taken during a live streaming event, was deemed confidential information by the school authorities.
The college had initially accused Edobor of "malicious act" for capturing the footage, which showed nursing students rejecting Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the First Lady's title as "everyone's mother" during a welcome song.
This incident was followed by widespread criticism from netizens, activists, and public figures, including Omoyele Sowore and Mr. Macaroni.
The Delta State Commissioner for Health Joseph Onojaeme directed the school to rescind its action, prompting the institution's provost, Evbodaghe Rita Ogonne, to sign a letter confirming the withdrawal of the query on Friday, March 28.
The student, however, is no longer at risk of expulsion, as the school has apologised for any inconvenience caused.
The letter read,
“The Honourable Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joseph Onojaeme in his magnanimity has directed the school authority to withdraw the query issued to you on the 27th March, 2025.
“You are therefore to return the query letter through the student affairs officer to the office of the provost.
“The school authority regrets any inconveniences this must have caused the state.”
Netizens have expressed mixed reactions to the school's apology, with some praising the institution for taking responsibility, while others have criticised the school for not upholding its standards by letting the student face consequences for her actions.
Reactions pour in as Delta State College of Nursing Sciences withdraws query
TheRadar compiled some reactions below ;
@lillinaut stated: “The Management of the school are complacent in this heinous act of the Nursing student. The student should have been allowed to face the music. Oluremi Tinubu nah our mama - she is a national treasure.”
@lesh_szajna stated: “This set of people are so lucky this isn’t Obasanjo’s regime or a military regime. All of you political propagandists go don collect 😂😂😂.”
@MaxWebe10666296 wrote: “Hope you can read that it was mercy that was shown not that an infringement has not been committed “magnanimity”.”
@AdemidunAkintu1 stated: “Everybody don sabi him Mama.
But the 1st woman of a Nation is everybody's mummy.”
@frankisenxx wrote: “Omo this BAT & APC Govt are so fvcking desperate oo. Na by force to embrace a motherhood that is not motherhooding the neighborhood??🙄💁🏻♂️.”
@OyiowoLydia wrote: “You can't defend this administration without looking really stupid 🤦. I mean what's this back and forth display of shame. They don't even think things through before taking actions, only to start swallowing their own vomit.”
@73EMMY wrote: “She is not my mother, she doesn't know me. She doesn't know if I exist. The day she starts playing the role of a mother in my life, she becomes one. She is living lavishly, and I am suffering. What kind of mother is she. She is not even claiming to be my mother becos she is not.”
@Pjeczy wrote: “Letter wey don go global tey tey! They should download the letter from the internet na. Internet and social media will tame all of them one after the other!”
@Ugokelz wrote: “This ass lickers are the problem we have in this country. Making these politicians feel like demigod. A nation where the politicians are not scared of the electorates, is doomed.”
@Nicholasmillic1 wrote: “The query was so uncalled for imposing people to accept another woman as their mother someone that doesn’t know about your growth and how you are managing even some person’s have rejected their own mothers who birthed them to life not to talk of accepting an imposed one.”
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The Nigerian Communications Commission further requested media organisations to withdraw its recently circulated press statement regarding the sanctions.