Delta State government has reportedly waded in to halt the query where a nursing student of Delta College of Nursing, Osato Edobor, was expected to, within 24 hours, explain why disciplinary action should not be taken against her.
The viral video causing traffic jam on social media was traced to her TikTok page from where it was picked up by others and went out of hand. As at the time of this report, the video is one of the most shared post on Facebook in Nigeria.
Following the video, authorities of the college of nursing in Agbor, Delta State, wrote a query which could lead to any action from the school management.
But as soon as the letter hit the social media, it immediately went agog as every social media user felt it was wrong of the provost to have written a query to the student for mere expressing herself.
As condemnations trail the query from thr school management, activists, human rights lawyers, concerned Nigerians and others have called for caution, saying such issues should be carefully handled to avoid escalation of crisis.
As social media goes aflame, commissioner for health, Dr. Joseph Onojaeme, in video posted on Facebook, said he has instructed the provost to withdraw the letter, adding that the government was not interested in victimizing anyone. He said he also called the student in question who also confirmed that the letter has been withdrawn.
In a similar response to Omoyele Sowore’s post, Dr. Nelson Egware, senior special assistant to Delta state governor on media, said the state government had waded in, bringing the matter under control.
Egware said the letter mandating the nursing student, Osato Edobor, to answer why she should not be disciplined, would be withdrawn. He quickly added that as the state government wades in with a view to end the matter, all parties should learn vital lessons to avoid future occurrences.
