Delta College Takes Action: Student Queried For ‘Defamatory’ Song Against First Lady

The controversy arose after students of the nursing school rejected a song introduced by the Master of Ceremony (MC), which referred to the President’s wife as the “mother of the nation.” The students argued that Mrs. Tinubu was the MC’s mother, not theirs or that of the nation.

The First Lady visited the college on Tuesday to distribute 10,000 professional kits (Crocs and Scrubs) as part of her health initiative.

In a letter dated March 27, signed by the school’s Provost, Evbodaghe Rita Ogonne, the student nurse identified as Osato Edobor was accused of committing a punishable offense for allegedly posting the song against the First Lady on TikTok.

The letter stated: “It has come to the notice of the school authority that you, Student Nurse Osato Edobor, on the 25th of March, 2025, during the official visit of the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu COM, 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 have engaged in the malicious act of recording/singing and posting an unofficial response to the song during the arrival of the First Lady (as seen on your TikTok page).

“This act constitutes a punishable offense as outlined in the Student Handbook under standardized disciplinary action for certain offenses, No. 8, Page 21.

“You are hereby directed to submit a written explanation in triplicate copies within 24 hours of receiving this letter, detailing why disciplinary action should not be taken against you for this conduct.”