By Amaechi Agbo

The management of the Delta State College of Nursing Sciences, Agbor has issued a query to a student Osato Edobor for posting “unauthorized” video of the visit of President Tinubu’s wife, Senator Remi Tinubu to the state on social media

A 53 seconds video surffaced on the Social Media this week showing when the nursing students were singing and rejecting the imposition of the President’s wife on them as their mother by the MC in a song

Sen Remi Tinubu visited the Delta State on Tuesday, March 25 as part of her awareness campaign for the Renewed Hope Initiative Health Programme and distribution of 10,000 professional Kits (Crocs and Scrubs) to midwives in each Geopolitical Zones of Nigeria South South region. The event held at the Dome Event Centre in Asaba, had the dtudents of Delta State College of Nursing Sciences invited.

The video which has gone viral on the social media, however, didn’t go down well with the management of the College who on March 27 issued a query to the student Miss Edobor giving her 24 hours to explain why she should not be punished for going against the College’s rules.

The query titled: Query for Divulging Unauthorized Online Publication/Video on Social Media TikTok, Facebook” and signed by the Provost, Evbodaghe Rita Ogonne, said that her action contravenes the rules of the College as enshrined in No 8, Page 21 of the Student Handbook.

The management subsequently directed her to explain within 24 hours in handwriting and three copies why disciplinary actions should not be taken against her.

Below is the content of the circular:

QUERY FOR DIVULGING UNAUTHORISED ONLINE PUBLICATION/VIDEO SOCIAL MEDIA (TIKTOK,FACEBOOK ETC.)

It has come to the notice of the school authority that you, Student Nurse Osato Edobor on the 25th of March, 2025 during official visit of the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON at Dome Event Center, Asaba for the Renewed Hope Initiative Health Programme and distribution of 10,000 Professional Kits (Crocs and Scrubs) to Midwives in each Geopolitical Zone of Nigeria South South Zone, was found to be engage in malicious act of recording/singing and posting unofficial response to song during the arrival of the First Lady (found on your Tiktok Page).

This is a punishable offence as enshrined in the Student Handbook under standardised disciplinary action for some punishable offences No.8, Page 21.

You are therefore requested to explain in writing in triplicate copies within 24hours of receipt of this letter why disciplinary action should not be taken against you for this act.

Evbodaghe Rita Ogonne(Mrs.)
Provost,
Delta State College of Nursing Sciences.

Attached are the Circular and the short video