Students at the Delta State School of Nursing in Agbor delivered a stinging public rebuke to First Lady Remi Tinubu during her visit on Tuesday. What was meant to be a routine advocacy event for free HIV/AIDS treatment programs turned into a viral spectacle of defiance, as the students openly mocked the First Lady with a biting chant: “Na your mama be this!” The incident, captured on video before mysteriously disappearing amid reports of threats, has become a lightning rod for the growing discontent with President Bola Tinubu’s administration—a leadership many Nigerians now view as out of touch, oppressive, and mired in controversy.
The scene unfolded as Remi Tinubu, dressed in elegant traditional attire, stood before the students, her visit part of a broader campaign to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and female genital mutilation. The Master of Ceremony, in an attempt to rally the crowd, led a song meant to honor the First Lady: “Na my mama be this o, we no get another one.” But the students, in a unified act of rebellion, flipped the lyrics with a sarcastic retort: “Na your mama be this ooooo!” The phrase, steeped in Nigerian Pidgin—a lingua franca that often carries the raw pulse of the streets—dripped with mockery, translating to a dismissive “She’s your mother, not ours!” The crowd erupted in laughter, but the moment was far from lighthearted. It was a bold, unfiltered expression of frustration, one that has since resonated with millions of Nigerians who feel crushed under the weight of economic hardship and political overreach.