The student, whose name had yet to be ascertained, was
suspended for one week.
The Borno State College of Nursing and Midwifery has
suspended a student for refusing to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari when he
visited the state on June 17.
A letter of suspension from the college which was sighted
by SaharaReporters on Thursday stated that the student, whose name had yet to
be ascertained, was 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.”
SaharaRepiorters had on June 17 reported that the state
governor, Babagana Zulum, paid N350million to mobilise the crowd for the visit
of Buhari to the state, SaharaReporters.
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.
SaharaReporters 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.
Borno is the epicentre of insurgency war in Nigeria.
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.
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