How Borno School Suspended 30 Nursing Students For Not Welcoming Buhari During President’s Visit

June 24, 2021
74 Views

30 students have been suspended by the management of the Borno State College of Nursing and Midwifery for refusing to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari when he visited the state on June 17.

A letter of suspension from the college to one of the students obtained by SaharaReporters showed that they were suspended for one week from June 21 to June 28 over the action.

The letter reads: ‘’You are hereby suspended from the college for one week with effect from today 21st June 2021 for disobedience of executive order to welcome the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, GCON (on the 17th of June 2021).

“You are expected to report back to college on the 28th of June 2021 along with your parent or guardian.”

Speaking to Journalists, a staff member of the school said about 30 students were affected. See Also

Thirty of the students were suspended, not one. I don’t know when it now became compulsory to go and greet the President in the sun. Even we staff members were forced to go and welcome him,” he said.

NEWS DIRECT had on June 17 reported that the state governor, Babagana Zulum, paid N350 million to mobilise the crowd for the visit of Buhari to the state.

It had been exposed that the governor considered the spending necessary to ensure that the Nigerian leader was not booed during his official visit to the state on Thursday.

It had reported that there were fears ahead of the President’s visit that he would be greeted by protesters or booed because of the insecurity in the state.

“It cost Zulum N350 million to mobilise the crowd they touted as Buhari’s supporters,” a source in Borno State government had told SaharaReporters.

“When President Buhari visited Lagos last week, they had to fly him over the city in a chopper because of a hostile crowd,” another source had added.

Governor Zulum had earlier urged residents to show appreciation to President Buhari during his visit.

The governor in a statewide broadcast on Tuesday gave reasons the people of the state should honour the President when he arrived in Maiduguri.

The state has been at the end of incessant deadly attacks by terrorist groups–Boko Haram and the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP), and many residents have grown frustrated with the Buhari government.

Ahead of his election in 2015, Buhari promised to defeat Boko Haram but six years into his government, that promise has not been fulfilled.

In February 2020, residents of the state booed the President as his convoy drove in and when it was leaving Maiduguri, Borno State, during a condolence visit.

The residents were heard shouting in Hausa “Bama so, ka samu a kunya.” Meaning “We don’t want you, because you have disappointed us.”

Buhari, during his recent visit to Borno, however, said he was committed to serving Nigerians as a result of the love shown to him.

You may be interested

Friendly: Mali Record First Win Against Super Eagles In 49 Years
News
1 views
News
1 views

Friendly: Mali Record First Win Against Super Eagles In 49 Years

Webby - March 26, 2024

The Eagles of Mali defeated Nigeria’s Super Eagles 2-0 in a friendly game in Marrakech, Morocco on Tuesday night.Goals in…

NCC insist on disconnection SIMs SIMs without proper NIN linkage
Business
7 views
Business
7 views

NCC insist on disconnection SIMs SIMs without proper NIN linkage

Webby - March 26, 2024

Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has mandated telecommunications operators in the country to disconnect all phone lines of subscribers who have…

Former CFA president sentenced to life imprisonment
News
3 views
News
3 views

Former CFA president sentenced to life imprisonment

Webby - March 26, 2024

A former president of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), Chen Xuyuan has been sentenced to life in prison for bribery,…

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published.