{"id":62417,"date":"2018-05-30T22:45:07","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T21:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=62417"},"modified":"2018-05-30T22:45:07","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T21:45:07","slug":"senate-passes-resolution-against-sexual-harassment-in-nigerian-higher-institutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/senate-passes-resolution-against-sexual-harassment-in-nigerian-higher-institutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Passes Resolution Against Sexual Harassment In Nigerian Higher Institutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The Nigerian Senate has passed a Motion on the growing trend of sexual<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">harassment in higher institutions of learning, with a spotlight on the<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">case of Monica Osagie.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Sponsored by Senator Biodun Olujimi, the Senate resolution also mandated<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">its Committees on Tertiary Institutions and Judiciary, Human Rights and<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Legal Matters to carry-out a full scale investigation on the case of Miss<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Monica Osagie and the OAU lecturer named in the \u2018sex-for-grades\u2019 scandal.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The resolution observed that Miss Osagie\u2019s experience justified the<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">specificity and target of the Sexual Harassment in Tertiary Institutions<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">bill passed by the Senate in 2016 \u2014 and the need to ensure that such<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">pervasion is curbed in places of learning.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Senator (Dr.) Abubakar Bukola Saraki, President of the Senate, commended<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">the bravery of Miss Osagie, while also stating that the Senate would work<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">to ensure that any member of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) that was<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">culpable, would be investigated and thoroughly disciplined.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAs we all know, we have passed this Bill as far back as 2016. Therefore,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">we will definitely act \u2014 through the Leader and Management to see that<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">House of Representatives can quickly concur on this.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe must show that we do not stand for this and we are not going to<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">tolerate it pending when the new Bill becomes law. I must commend the<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">bravery of Monica Osagie for her effort,\u201d Saraki said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI rise to second the motion. This is the time for the Senate to rise up<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">and support the recommendations raised by the sponsor of the motion and<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">also, to invite those that have been affected as well,\u201d said Senator<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Gbenga Ashafa.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The Senate Motion also called on the House of Representatives to move<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">quickly to pass the Senate Bill on Sexual Harassment in Tertiary<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Educational Institutions (Prohibition), which has already been transmitted<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">for concurrence.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian Senate has passed a Motion on the growing trend of sexual harassment in higher institutions of learning, with a spotlight on the case of Monica Osagie. 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