Protest in Delta: Nursing Students Oppose Visit by First Lady Remi Tinubu

The refusal of Delta State School of Nursing, Agbor students to follow a song that was used to welcome Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu, during a visit to the school has gone viral on social media.
According to reports, the president’s wife traveled to Delta State on Tuesday to promote free treatment programs for the nation’s HIV/AIDS sufferers.
Remi Tinubu emphasized the effects of HIV/AIDS, particularly among youth, in his address to the Delta State Traditional Rulers Council in Asaba and urged

traditional leaders to promote health concerns, such as the abolition of female genital mutilation, and raise awareness of them.
A video that has gone viral online before the speech captures the Master of Ceremony (MC) using a song to declare the First Lady the mother of the country.

The students, however, disapproved of the proclamation and called the first lady the mother of the MC.
Remi Tinubu, meanwhile, has assured people that better times are coming and expressed her steadfast belief that the nation is moving closer to complete recovery.
According to reports, Senator Tinubu underlined the government’s resolve to address national issues and improve the welfare of Nigerians at an Iftar gathering held at the State House in Abuja.

The First Lady recognized in a statement sent by her media adviser, Busola Kukoyi, that important progress is already being made, even though the road to recovery will take time.

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With a focus on compassion and mercy in human interactions, the event brought together notable women from all around the country, including the vice president’s wife, former First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan, wives of state governors, female ministers, and wives of service heads.

In his Iftar lecture, Professor Azeezat Adebayo, head of the University of Ilorin’s Islamic Studies Department, emphasized the value of kindness and compassion in building solid human bonds.

Ramadan is a time for reflection, she said, and it encourages individuals to be compassionate to others regardless of their social or religious beliefs.