Content creator and actor Adebowale Adedayo, popularly known as Mr Macaroni, has reacted to the decision of Delta State College of Nursing Sciences, Agbor, to query a student for sharing a controversial welcome song for First Lady Oluremi Tinubu on TikTok.
During Mrs Tinubu’s visit to Delta State for the Renewed Hope Initiative Health Programme at the Dome Event Center in Asaba on March 25, 2025, some nursing students declined to sing a song that described the First Lady as their mother.
A video of the moment went viral, sparking mixed reactions online.
Following the incident, the management of the Delta State College of Nursing Sciences issued a query to one of the students, Nurse Osato Edobe, accusing her of recording and sharing an “unofficial response to the song” on her TikTok page.
The query letter, dated March 27, 2025, and signed by Provost Evbodagbe Rita Ogonne, has since drawn widespread criticism.
Mr Macaroni, who has been vocal about social issues, took to his X handle on Friday to condemn the school’s actions, questioning why students were being penalized for refusing to deny their own mothers.
“Delta State College of Nursing Sciences is threatening a student with disciplinary action because of a song??? The students say dem sabi their mama!! Students wey their mama dey work hard to give them better life… una wan come expel them because them refuse to deny their mama? Na by force?” he wrote.
The incident has fueled conversations on social media about freedom of expression and the rights of students to voice their opinions without fear of intimidation.
